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Reading Baseball: Remembering JFK

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Pete Peterson
Published November 22, 2013 at 12:34 PM CST
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File photo taken November 25, 1963 at the funeral of President John F. Kennedy
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On this, the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Pete Peterson reflects on the tragedy of the events that touched the lives of all Americans in this special edition of Reading Baseball.

Pete Peterson provides essays and commentaries for WSIU Radio in a segment called Reading Baseball.
A similar version of this commentary appeared in a recent edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
 
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Richard "Pete" Peterson is the creative force behind WSIU Radio's Reading Baseball Series. Pete's original essays and commentaries are a regular staple for any fan of the game.
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