American history: When mythology becomes gospel

American history: When mythology becomes gospel

Outside the County Administration Building in Dallas, tourists dodge in and out of traffic on Elm Street to get a photo with the large, white “X” that’s painted on the asphalt. The “X,” whose painter remains anonymous, marks the exact spot where John F. Kennedy and his presidency were cut down by a bullet.  Americans memorializing the assassination is a given, but the bullet that ended Kennedy’s life completely shifted the way the country recall…