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Fifty Years Later: The Legacy of JFK

It's 50 years to the day since John F. Kennedy was assassinated. We look at his accomplishments, failures and why he's popularly regarded as one of our best presidents.

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By Warren Olney • Nov 22, 2013 • 52m Listen

It's 50 years to the day since John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. We hear about his accomplishments, his failures and why he's popularly regarded as one of America's best presidents. Also, what will the Senate's nuclear winter bring? On today's Talking Point, the FCC may allow passengers to use cell phones on airplanes. What would that mean for what airlines call "the in-flight experience?"

Banner image: President Kennedy addresses the AMVETS convention in New York City by telephone. White House, Oval Office, August 23, 1962. Photo: Abbie Rowe/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum

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    Warren Olney

    former KCRW broadcaster

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    Anna Scott

    Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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    Katie Cooper

    Producer, 'One year Later'

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    Jenny Hamel

    KCRW

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