November 28 - 1963: The clan gathers here to mourn Jack Kennedy
The Kennedy family held a somber Thanksgiving reunion today.
The 35th President of the United States
1963: An indescribable sadness filled the salt air on Cape Cod this day
Jack, we hardly knew you
On this day in 1963, less than a week after his death, Jackie Kennedy and the rest of the Kennedy clan gathered at the compound in Hyannis Port to mourn the dead president.
Below is the story in that day's New York Times.
KENNEDYS GATHER AT HYANNIS PORT;
President's Wife Returns to Cape Cod for Thanksgiving Reunion With Family
Arrives in Air Force Plane to Visits Grave Again
The Kennedy family held a somber Thanksgiving reunion today.
Mrs. Kennedy returned to the seashore home where she and the president had spent some of their happiest hours.
Read the rest below.
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