Sixty years ago on Wednesday, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas shook a confident and prosperous nation – an act that is still etched into the popular imagination. Shrouded in conspiracy theories over the years, classified material about the shooting is still trickling out six decades later. To examine Kennedy’s legacy, UVA Today turned to Marc Selverstone, director of presidential studies at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs.
Marc Selverstone