In Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Richard Goedkoop’s series on President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Gettysburg, we showed in six parts the visit that the President, his family and some friends took on Sunday March 31, 1963. This is one [...]
John F. Kennedy's Gettysburg Visit
In our sixth and last series on President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Gettysburg, the Kennedy party reached Oak Hill and paused to look at the Eternal Light Peace Memorial (Peace Light). In the front seat from left to right are Caroline Kennedy[...]
In Part 5 of our series on President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Gettysburg, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Richard Goedkoop presents the stop at the North Carolina State Monument. From left to right are First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, Ba[...]
In Part 4 of our series on President John F. Kennedy’s visit to Gettysburg, Gettysburg Licensed Battlefield Guide Richard Goedkoop presents the visit to New York’s Irish Brigade monument. This view was taken facing southwest at approxima[...]
President John F. Kennedy visited Gettysburg National Military Park on Sunday, March 31, 1963. In this photograph we see the President at Hazlett’s Battery on Little Round Top. From left to right are Paul Fay III leaning on the left wheel of t[...]
President John F. Kennedy visited Gettysburg National Military Park on Sunday, March 31, 1963. Kennedy was guided around the field by local teacher, National Park Service Historian, and Licensed Battlefield Guide Jacob M. Sheads, shown on the left o[...]
President John F. Kennedy visited Gettysburg National Military Park on Sunday, March 31, 1963. One of the most famous pictures from the tour is when the President’s party arrived at the Eternal Light Peace Memorial on Oak Hill. This view was t[...]