In Breaking Walls episode 145 it’s the fall of 1963 and network radio drama is dead while American life is changing.

If you’re listening to this in real time, this month marks the sixtieth anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. To go beyond its public horror and understand American society three generations ago, we’ll focus on Jean Shepherd.

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Highlights:

• I, Libertine

• Jean Shepherd Gets His Familiar WOR Time Slot

• November 1963 Begins

• Veteran's Day, Malcolm X, and Lenny Bruce

• President Kennedy’s Last Trip to Florida

• Shep's Show During JFK Last Week

• John F. Kennedy’s Last Day

• An Unfortunate Arthur Godfrey Episode

• Live News Coverage As The Unthinkable Happens To President Kennedy In Dallas

• John Kennedy Has Passed, Lee Harvey Oswald Is Arrested

• A Weekend of Mourning With the Boston Symphony Orchestra

• President Kennedy's Funeral Coverage

• Jean Shepherd Eulogizes John F Kennedy

• A Subdued Christmas Eve With Shep

• Looking Ahead to Rod Serling and The Zero Hour

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The reading material for today’s episode was:

• Excelsior You Fathead! The Art and Enigma of Jean Shepherd — By Eugene Bergmann

• Boom!: Talking About the Sixties — By Tom Brokaw

• Four Days In November: The Assassination of President John F. Kennedy — By Vincent Bugliosi

• On The Air — By John Dunning

• Oswald's Tale: An American Mystery — By Norman Mailer

As well as articles from:

• The Bridgeport Post

• The Chicago Tribune

• The Cincinnati Enquirer

• The Hammond Times

• The Kansas City Times

• The Library of Congress

• The Los Angeles Times

• The Miami News

• The New York Daily News

• The New York Times

• The Orlando Sentinel

And the Assassination Report of the Warren Commission

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On the interview front:

• Andy Rooney spoke with CBS for their 50th anniversary in 1977

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Selected music featured in today’s episode was:

• The John Coltrane Quartet in concert — November 19th, 1962

• Pachelbel's Canon In D — By Michael Silverman

• All I’ve Got To Do — By The Beatles

• The Boston Symphony in concert — November 23rd, 1963

• Some Children See Him — By George Winston

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A special thank you to Ted Davenport, Jerry Haendiges, and Gordon Skene.

For Ted go to RadioMemories.com, for Jerry, visit OTRSite.com, and for Gordon, please go to PastDaily.com.

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Thank you to:

Tony Adams

Steven Allmon

Orson Orsen Chandler

Phil Erickson

Jessica Hanna

Perri Harper

Thomas M. Joyce

Ryan Kramer

Earl Millard

Gary Mollica

Barry Nadler

Christian Neuhaus

Ray Shaw

Filipe A Silva

John Williams

Jim W.

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