I entered Barrington High School in fall, 1960. Shortly after the school year began. Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts stopped and gave a short talk on the front steps of the high school. I estimate I stood ten feet away from him. I thought President Eisenhower was an old old man who needed to pass the baton to a new generation. And so he did, in a highlight of my freshman year.
Count ahead and you will realize that the term of President Kennedy followed my four years at
Barrington, and during his run for re-election I was a senior. The day he was assassinated in Dallas is etched deeply into my memory; for that matter the entire weekend is. To visit Arlington National Cemetery is, to me, a visit to the grave of a highly inspirational President. Rest in peace, JFK.
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The most impressive event in Arlington National Cemetery is the Changing of the Guard. The precision of the guards in their drill, honoring the deceased "known but to God" is an event not to be missed. Their concentration and dedication is palpable, and the sizable audience was completely silent in response.
