Assassination and Its Aftermath: How a Photograph Reassured a Shocked Nation

by Don Nardo, Robert L McConnell (Other), Kathleen Baxter (Other)

Overview

The world was shocked and frightened when President John F. Kennedy was gunned down by an assassin's bullet in 1963. What would happen to the government of the most powerful nation on Earth? When Kennedy's vice president, Lyndon Baines Johnson, took the presidential oath of office on Air Force One just hours after the assassination, the White House photographer was there. Cecil Stoughton's iconic photo showed the world that the smooth and orderly transfer of power called for in the U.S. Constitution had occurred. His photo helped ease the shock, tension, and fear in an anxious country.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780756549589
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Series:	Captured History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	12 MB
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Age Range:	10 - 14 Years

About the Author

Noted historian and award-winning author Don Nardo has written many books for young people about American history. Nardo lives with his wife, Christine, in Massachusetts.

Editorial Reviews

This text is part of the "Captured History" series that focuses on photographs of important events that occurred during the twentieth century in America. This text, with its focus on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy and the transfer of presidential power to Lyndon B Johnson a short time later, highlights the famous picture Cecil Stoughton, presidential photographer took on Air Force One. A well-detailed chronology of the day of the assassination is found in the first chapter of the text; the second focuses on the lives of JFK, LBJ, and Lee Harvey Oswald and how their lives obviously impacted each other. The third chapter focuses on Stoughton and his work as the presidential photographer, culminating in a discussion of why the photograph he took was so important to America. Finally, the fourth chapter discusses the historical significance of the LBJ oath of office/transfer of power picture. A "Timeline," beginning with the birth of LBJ and culminating with Stoughton's death in 2008 further frames the photograph and the history around it, while excellent "Further Reading," "Source Notes" and an additional bibliography will provide additional information for those students wanting to learn more about this time period. Finally, a "Critical Thinking Using the Common Core" section is small but timely. This text provides an amazing historical perspective on iconic photographs that should leave a strong impression in the mind of readers. Reviewer: Jean Boreen, Ph.D.

Children's Literature - Jean Boreen