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Lot # 1843: John F Kennedy Assassination Teletype

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Item was in Auction "Winter 2006 Catalog",
which ran from 11/11/2006 12:00 AM to
12/15/2006 9:00 PM



Four rolls of teletype of one of America's darkest hours, the JFK assassination. Teletype covers the week beginning with the day of JFK's assassination. 11/22 Excerpt reads, "URGENT-President Kennedy's mother and father have been advised that their son was shot in Dallas." and continues on till 11/25/63: "The slain captain has been sent to his final rest. John Fitzgerald Kennedy was buried today at Arlington National Cemetery. The last chapter in an illustrious career. Here are the details of one of America's saddest days.” with much more during and after those dates.. Reams of reports of what took place on Novemeber 22, 1963, the day Camelot died.

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