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

May 21, 2021 Liz Clappin Episode 83
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
Show Notes

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.