1.5 million letters were sent to President Kennedy after Kennedy 's assassination . New York highlights 250 letters ; people 's grief transcended racial , economic , political lines . Know you should forgive your enemies , but it is hard to forgive Lee Oswald . '' One , Jackie , wrote : ` ` I am very sorry your husband got shot ... hard to forgive Lee Oswald '
1.5 million letters were sent to President Kennedy after Kennedy 's assassination . New York highlights 250 letters ; people 's grief transcended racial , economic , political lines . One , Jackie , wrote : ` ` I am very sorry your husband got shot ... hard to forgive Lee Oswald '