A national historic landmark was established Monday at the site where John F. Kennedy was killed, and his sister observed the anniversary of his assassination in Ireland, land of their ancestors.
Kennedy's secretary, Evelyn Lincoln, was one of those visiting his grave Monday morning at Arlington National Cemetery. Family members were expected to visit there later in the day.Jean Kennedy Smith, the U.S. ambassador to Ireland, marked the 30th anniversary of her brother's death by reading extracts from his speeches at a Mass in Dublin.
"It's a day to remember the great man that he was and that for a short space of time he was at the highest seat of power in the world," said the Rev. Michael Kennedy, a relative from Tipperary, who celebrated the Mass at Dublin's Pro Cathedral.
Nellie Connally, widow of former Texas Gov. John Connally, was to present a plaque later Monday in downtown Dallas designating Dealey Plaza, where Kennedy was shot, as a national historic landmark.
The Connallys were riding in an open limousine with the president and his wife, Jacqueline, when shots rang out and changed history. The former governor, who died in June, was seriously injured by the gunfire.