Tomb With A View: A Cemetery Podcast
A podcast about the history, preservation, and culture of American cemeteries hosted by Liz Clappin
Tomb With A View: A Cemetery Podcast
Episode 83: Primus Inter Pares: The Character-Defining Contextual Design of the John F. Kennedy Gravesite, Arlington National Cemetery Part III
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Liz Clappin
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Episode 83
The popularity of burial at Arlington really didn't explode until 1963, when the burial of the assassinated president, John F. Kennedy was interred there. This week I examine the importance of the gravesite both as a factor that shaped Arlington and a watershed moment in gravesite design.