Allen was particularly affected by the murder of President Kennedy in 1963 . According to his son , " My father came home late on the day that President Kennedy had been shot . But then he got up and put his coat back on . He said , ' I 've got to go back to work . ' But in the hallway , he fell against the wall and started crying . That was the first time in my life I had ever seen my father cry . " He was invited to the funeral , but chose to stay at work to prepare for the reception , because " Someone had to be at the White House to serve everyone after they came from the funeral . " Allen never missed a day of work in 34 years
murder of President Kennedy
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
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