It was 50 years ago today--November 8th, 1960--that John F. Kennedy was elected president. For the next three years there will be continuing anniversaries of great moments in his administration finally culminating in the 50th year since the motorcade through Dallas. These memories will be almost always inspiring and full of pleasure and promise and beauty. But November 22, 2013 will come and we will feel the finality of that day, the end of the sheer joy and fun of the Kennedy years again.
In our historical and mystical heart this day may feel like an impossible new beginning, but this time we know the end and will be left to look to ourselves for the true completion of Jack Kennedy's presidency.
