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Photo by Richard Fuller
JFK leaving St. Mary
Magdalen church
on Oct. 14, 1962.
Stopover Before the Storm
As the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's
November 1963 assassination approaches, it's worth
recalling his October visit to Louisville the year before
— an upbeat campaign-trail event that took place on the
eve of the Cuban Missile Crisis.
By Jack Welch
62 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 10.13