ESRI GIS Map and Video
Depicts the Life of John F. Kennedy
On the 50th
anniversary of the assassination of John F. Kennedy, leading GIS software
developer ESRI has created an interactive story map of the major events in the
life of the former president. “Even
though he was only President for three years, John F. Kennedy has become one of
the most iconic individuals in American history."
Users can take a geographic
tour of key moments in Kennedy’s life, from his birth in Brookline,
Massachusetts, through his early travels in Europe, his tour of duty during
World War II with the U.S. Navy, to his speech at the Berlin Wall, to his
assassination in Dallas, Texas. The map
also features videos of famous speeches and how the geography of Dealey Plaza
affected the events on November 22, 1963.
The map and video may also be embedded in other Web sites.
For more information about
using story maps, visit the ESRI Web page or the Storytelling with Maps gallery.
(Photograph above shows candidate John Kennedy visiting Muncie, Indiana, in 1960 and is from the Ball State University Libraries' Archives and Special Collections. All rights reserved).
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