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Southwest Floridians Who Remember JFK's Assassination - William Smith

Fort Myers News-Press

William Smith is the retired pastor of First Baptist Church in Fort Myers.  But on the day President John F. Kennedy was shot in 1963 Smith was an anchorman working at what was then TV station WBAP in Dallas. In partnership with the Fort Myers News-Press, we bring you William Smith’s memories of that day.

Smith was one of 250 southwest Floridians who responded to a query by the News-Press about where they were when JFK was shot. Find the entire project here