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How did television affect national mourning in the days after President Kennedy’s death?
It had little impact because most people at the time could not afford to buy televisions.
It had no impact because broadcasters were not allowed to air the funeral on television.
It had a strong impact because special news reports brought the tragic events into people’s homes.
It had a weak impact because the public felt uncomfortable watching the events play out on television.

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It had a strong impact because special news reports brought the tragic events into people’s homes. TV provided continuous, live coverage of the assassination, the funeral, and the procession, creating a shared, immediate national experience of mourning.