{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/sen-whitehouse-statement-on-50th-anniversary-of-president-kennedys-assassination", "Sen. Whitehouse Statement on 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy’s Assassination", "2013-11-22", "2013", "2013-11", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Sheldon Whitehouse", "W000802", "www.whitehouse.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "11.22.13\n\t\t\t Sen. Whitehouse Statement on 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy\u2019s Assassination \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tWashington, DC \u2013 U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) released the statement below regarding the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy:\r\n\u201c50 years ago today, I remember coming home and watching the news on a small black and white TV, and days later sitting on my father\u2019s shoulders to see President Kennedy's caisson roll by \u2013 a black horse with boots backwards in the stirrups frisking behind it.\u00a0 President Kennedy\u2019s sudden and senseless death was a dark moment in our nation\u2019s history \u2013 particularly here in Rhode Island, which he loved dearly and visited frequently.\u00a0 But his legacy of calling young Americans into the service of this great country shines on through the decades, and his ideals of optimism, courage and equality can guide us still.\u201d\r\n###\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t  \n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t \n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t \n\t\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n    \n\t\n\t\n    \n    \n    \n    \t\n    \t\n\t    \t  \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tNext Article\n\t\t    \n\t\t    \n\t\t    \tPrevious Article", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.whitehouse.senate.gov/news/release/sen-whitehouse-statement-on-50th-anniversary-of-president-kennedys-assassination"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.1046649888157845, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}