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Forest Row

Lifelong Forest Row resident Harold Waters got very close to President Kennedy to take this photo in June 1963.

A tiny British town has its own story of JFK

Global Politics

John F. Kennedy was the first US president to be seen widely on television. That gave people a sense of connection that left lasting memories, even in a tiny English town where Kennedy made a brief stop to attend church.

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