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Reporter’s Notebook: Amy Slanchik shares David Boren and JFK's connection in 2013 interview

Jonathan Cooper David Boren, former Oklahoma Governor and U.S. Senator, passed away at 83. In a 2013 interview, he reflected on his connection to JFK, recalling the emotional moment he learned of Kennedy's assassination while abroad.

5 things to know about the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Alex Cameron Trump's dismantling of USAID puts billions in foreign aid at risk—here are five key things to know about its impact and history.

5 Facts About The Tradition Of Deceased U.S. Presidents Lying In State In The Capitol Rotunda

Alex Cameron Washington Bureau Chief Alex Cameron shares 5 things you may not have known regarding deceased president's lying in state in the rotunda.

Oklahoma Democrat and GOP Leaders React To President Biden's Address

News 9 The Vice President of the Oklahoma County Democratic Party and Oklahoma County GOP chairman react to President Biden's address Wednesday.

A Look At Past Attacks Against U.S. Presidents, Candidates

News On 6 Direct assaults against presidents, presidents-elect, and candidates have occurred on 15 separate occasions, with five resulting in death, according to a 2008 report compiled by the Congressional Research Service. Of the 45 individuals serving as president, 13 (or about 29%) have been subject to actual or attempted assassinations. That number does not include the latest incident involving Trump.

Muskogee Native Talks Past Calling Texas Rangers Baseball, Von Erich Wrestling Family

News On 6 Muskogee native Bill Mercer was a newsman in Dallas and covered the assassination of John F. Kennedy. He also had an illustrious career as a play-by-play sports announcer covering football, Texas Rangers baseball, and even the legendary wrestling family the Von Erichs.

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JFK Assassination Remembered 60 Years Later By Surviving Witnesses To History

Associated Press Just minutes after President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot as his motorcade rolled through downtown Dallas, Associated Press reporter Peggy Simpson rushed to the scene and immediately attached herself to the police officers who had converged on the building from which a sniper’s bullets had been fired.

JFK Assassination Remembered 60 Years Later By Surviving Witnesses To History

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Formally Announcing Bid For President

CBS News Anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the nephew of the late president John F. Kennedy and son of former U.S. attorney general and 1968 presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, is expected to formally announce his bid for the Democratic nomination for president Wednesday.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. Formally Announcing Bid For President

Biden: Nuclear ‘Armageddon’ Risk Highest Since ’62 Crisis

Big Reveal: Biden To Help Unveil Obama White House Portrait

Associated Press It’s been more than a decade since President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, welcomed back George W. Bush and his wife, Laura, for the unveiling of their White House portraits, part of a beloved Washington tradition that for decades managed to transcend partisan politics.

Big Reveal: Biden To Help Unveil Obama White House Portrait

Kim Kardashian Reacts To More Marilyn Monroe Dress Criticisms

Entertainment Tonight Kim Kardashian continued to dismiss the ongoing criticism of her dramatic Met gala weight loss on Tuesday, repeating the rationale she's now shared across multiple news outlets.

Kim Kardashian Reacts To More Marilyn Monroe Dress Criticisms

Entertainment Tonight Kim Kardashian continued to dismiss the ongoing criticism of her dramatic Met gala weight loss on Tuesday, repeating the rationale she's now shared across multiple news outlets.

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Nancy Pelosi To Be Awarded JFK Profile In Courage Award

News 9 House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was named the recipient of this year's Profile in Courage Award by the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation. The award, which has been called the Nobel Prize for public figures, is given for an act, or a lifetime, of political cou

Nancy Pelosi To Be Awarded JFK Profile In Courage Award

The Newseum Is Selling 'Fake News' Merchandise

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The Newseum, an interactive museum in Washington, D.C., dedicated to educating citizens about the free press and recording important moments in media history, is selling "Fake News" t-shirts and "Make America Great Again" hats.

The Newseum Is Selling 'Fake News' Merchandise

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FBI Says All JFK Assassination Files Cleared For Release

News 9

The FBI said Monday that all its previously withheld files on the John F. Kennedy assassination have been authorized for release with limited redactions to protect the identities of individuals who helped investigators probing his death.

FBI Says All JFK Assassination Files Cleared For Release

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Red Dirt Diaries: Presidential Protection

Karl Torp

How do you start a collection of hand written letter from U.S. presidents starting in the 1950’s?

Red Dirt Diaries: Presidential Protection

Karl Torp

How do you start a collection of hand written letter from U.S. presidents starting in the 1950’s?

Activist Belafonte Speaking At OU Amid Local Opposition

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Singer, actor, and activist Harry Belafonte is set to speak at the University of Oklahoma Thursday night, but the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs calls him a radical leftist and wants to know why he's speaking.