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Paul Anka was in Communist Poland when JFK got Assassinated

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Paul Anka tells Bill Maher the unbelievable story of learning about John F. Kennedy’s assassination while touring communist Poland in 1963. From performing behind the Iron Curtain to witnessing ordinary citizens mourn an American president, Anka reflects on Cold War tensions, communism, censorship, and one of the most surreal nights of his life.

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