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Joseph McBride Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 (edited) My mother, Marian McBride, was in that Milwaukee motorcade on May 12, 1962. She was vice chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party and was riding several cars behind the president along with Evelyn Lincoln and Admiral Burkley. Earlier she had been among the group greeting JFK as he deplaned at General Mitchell Field. My mother helped set up some of the events along the long motorcade route from the airport to downtown, including having school bands playing as the president passed. She later complained that the Secret Service was difficult to deal with. I wish she were around now so I could ask her what she meant by that. I kick myself for not watching that motorcade. That night I was part of the "honor guard" for the president at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the downtown Milwaukee Auditorium and Arena and had a brief exchange of greetings with JFK afterward as he passed backstage five feet away before he turned to walk down a ramp into the limousine in which he would be killed the following year. At the VIP reception beforehand, my father, Ray McBride of the Milwaukee Journal, was introduced to the president and had time for one question. So he asked Kennedy if he ever worried about being assassinated. JFK said he recognized that possibility but couldn't think about it or he would not be able to do his job. Edited October 31, 2021 by Joseph McBride Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Allison Posted October 31, 2021 Share Posted October 31, 2021 For some insight into what motorcade and personal security was like for JFK, I suggest a full viewing of this video, of his trip taken 2 months prior to his death. https://www.jfklibrary.org/asset-viewer/archives/JFKWHF/WHN07/JFKWHF-WHN07/JFKWHF-WHN07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Palamara Posted October 31, 2021 Author Share Posted October 31, 2021 17 hours ago, Joseph McBride said: My mother, Marian McBride, was in that Milwaukee motorcade on May 12, 1962. She was vice chairman of the Wisconsin Democratic Party and was riding several cars behind the president along with Evelyn Lincoln and Admiral Burkley. Earlier she had been among the group greeting JFK as he deplaned at General Mitchell Field. My mother helped set up some of the events along the long motorcade route from the airport to downtown, including having school bands playing as the president passed. She later complained that the Secret Service was difficult to deal with. I wish she were around now so I could ask her what she meant by that. I kick myself for not watching that motorcade. That night I was part of the "honor guard" for the president at the Jefferson-Jackson Day Dinner at the downtown Milwaukee Auditorium and Arena and had a brief exchange of greetings with JFK afterward as he passed backstage five feet away before he turned to walk down a ramp into the limousine in which he would be killed the following year. At the VIP reception beforehand, my father, Ray McBride of the Milwaukee Journal, was introduced to the president and had time for one question. So he asked Kennedy if he ever worried about being assassinated. JFK said he recognized that possibility but couldn't think about it or he would not be able to do his job. thanks for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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