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THE SERENITY OF IGNORANCE
Most people remember clearly where they were when
President Kennedy's assassination occurred. I was working at my
desk, as District Attorney of New Orleans, when the door flew
open and my chief assistant rushed in. "The President has been
shot!" he yelled.
Today, a quarter of a century later, I remember my
shock, my feeling of disbelief. I recall my brief hope -- after
I realized that what Frank Klein was telling me was true -- that
perhaps Kennedy merely had been wounded and would survive. Of
course, at that early moment, there was no way of our knowing of
the thoroughness of his butchery in Dallas.
Frank and I headed for Tujague's on Royal Street in the
French Quarter. It was a quiet, uncrowded place where we knew
they kept a television set in the dining room. On the way, we
learned from the car radio that Jack Kennedy had been killed.
The remainder of that trip was spent in absolute silence.
At the restaurant the midday customers were staring
solemnly at the television set mounted high in the corner of the
room. I felt a sense of unreality about the place as the
unending reportage flooded in from Dallas. Very little
conversation was occurring at any of the tables. A waiter came
up and we ordered something for lunch. When it arrived we toyed
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