John-Boy and his girlfriend Janet arrive on Walton's Mountain to celebrate Thanksgiving. Janet keeps putting off on giving John Boy an answer after he proposes marriage. The nation is shocked by the assassination of President John F. Kennedy; when John-Boy is sent to Washington to cover the news story of Kennedy's assassination, Janet stays on Walton's Mountain to get to know the family. Corabeth is angry that Ike invited Aimee to come home for Thanksgiving; she arrives with a baby girl named Beth. John-Boy returns Thanksgiving night. John and Olivia have decided to stay on the mountain and not build their dream house.
A Walton Thanksgiving Reunion
In November 1963, the Walton siblings and their families return to Walton's Mountain for Thanksgiving, including John-Boy and his girlfriend Janet. Several days later, they receive tragic news that President Kennedy had been assassinated.
