![]() ![]() An LP documentary called The Presidential Years 1960 – 1963 sold a respectable 1 million copies in its first six days, also at 99 cents per copy. The Premier record was not the only one released in honor of Kennedy in 1963. 69 Mixed or average reviews based on 4 Critic Reviews What's this Summary: On the eve of the 41st anniversary of John F Kennedy's murder, a dramatic new 'docu-game' is set to bring his tragic assassination by Lee Harvey Oswald to life for a whole new generation. A car drives from around a corner, and you shoot an ugly model, that's supposed to look like JFK. ) Here's the 'gameplay': As the shooter, you sit in a building. This may be because most of Kennedy’s speeches are now accessible on the internet. ) Here's the 'gameplay': As the shooter, you sit in a building. In 2006, a mint copy of the album fetched a mere $15.00 on several internet auction sites. it was also banned because it was very inappropriate. Although Kennedy remains one of the most beloved and documented presidents in American history, the album itself has not yet garnered much value as a collector’s item. ![]() Some of Kennedy’s most enduring quotes were captured on the album including “ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country” (from his inaugural) and “ich bin ein Berliner” (translated as “I too, am a Berliner”) from a speech he delivered at the Berlin Wall during the height of the Cold War.Įach copy of the album cost 99 cents and the proceeds went to the Joseph Kennedy, Jr., Foundation for Mental Retardation. The recordings included excerpts from his inaugural address and his campaign debates with Richard Nixon as well as highlights from speeches on a variety of topics from civil rights to space to the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. The album, released on the Premier label, included recordings of some of Kennedy’s most memorable speeches, as well as memorial tributes to the president broadcast in the aftermath of his assassination on November 22, 1963. A total of 4 million copies sold in the first six days of its release. On December 12, 1963, a vinyl long-playing record (“LP”) called John Fitzgerald Kennedy: A Memorial Album sets a record for album sales. In November 2004, around the forty-first anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy, Traffic Games released a new game, JFK: Reloaded. ![]()
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