my fellow americans .

"The courage of life is often a less dramatic spectacle than the courage of a final moment; but it is no less a magnificent mixture of triumph and tragedy." Our second youngest (and definitely best looking) president, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, was assassinated in Dallas 47 years ago today. For me, his and Jacqueline's story remain relevant and so spellbinding. Leonardo DiCaprio is supposedly producing and acting in a 2013 film about the late president. Wish he was taking on the role of JFK, but word on the street is he'll be playing the FBI informant Jack Van Laningham. Either way, I'm adding Legacy of Secrecy & An Unfinished Life to my laundry list of books to get lost in.

photos via John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum