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Assassination attempt upon President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt...
Assassination attempt upon President-Elect Franklin D. Roosevelt...
Item # 706283
February 16, 1933
THE WASHINGTON OBSERVER, Pennsylvania, Feb. 16, 1933
* Franklin D. Roosevelt assassination attempt
The banner headline announces: "ROOSEVELT ESCAPES ASSASSIN" with subhead: "Anarchist Fires Five Shot Into His Party At Miami Reception".
During this assassination attempt, 5 people were injured, most seriously Chicago Mayor Anton Cermak. Roosevelt was the President-Elect at the time, being inaugurated just a few weeks later. Front page photos show both Roosevelt and Cermak.
Complete in 10 pages, nice condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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