JFK assassination: Kennedy's mother Rose's'agony' after loss of her son, 60 years ago -BBC News

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To mark the 60th anniversary of John F. Kennedy'sdeath, revisit two exclusive BBC interviews with the USpresident's mother, Rose, who movingly details thefamily's intense pride and sorrow.

The profound loss Rose felt at her son John's deathwould be reflected by the shock and grief that wouldplay out across the US, to the extent that a wholegeneration would be able to remember exactly wherethey were when they heard that he had been shot.

When JFK's life was cut short so shockingly, it sparkeda wave of grief and mourning that left an indeliblemark on the consciousness of the nation.

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