Rose Marie on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy

Performer Rose Marie heard that President John F. Kennedy had been shot while she was in rehearsal for The Dick Van Dyke Show. She immediately rushed home, and her experiences from there mirrored those of millions of Americans across the country:

"We stared at one another for three days in this house. Watching that damn television set. We never took our eyes off that television set. All the three days that he was laid out, for this and that. The most horrible time of my life, that I can remember."

Watch Rose Marie’s full interview to hear stories from her long career, from performing as a child to her role on The Dick Van Dyke Show, and much more.

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