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Kennedy assassination report in a Dallas newspaper...
Kennedy assassination report in a Dallas newspaper...
Item # 721749
November 23, 1963
THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963
* From the city where it happened
A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead: "Johnson Becomes President", plus a rather large photo of "John F. Kennedy" and a smaller photo of Lyndon Johnson. A considerable amount of related news and photos inside as well.
Of curious interest--and only to be found in a Dallas newspaper--are two inconspicuous advertisements to be found on facing pages inside. One is for the 'Texas" movie theater, where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested (trivia: he was watching the movie "War Is Hell": see photo) and the facing page has an advertisement for the "Carousel", the night club owned & operated by Jack Ruby (see). Also of interest is the inconspicuous listing under "Deaths & Funerals" column announcing the death of the President: "KENNEDY - President John F., beloved husband of Jacqueline Kennedy; parents Mr. & Mrs. Joseph Kennedy; brothers Robert & Ted Kennedy; sisters Mrs. Peter Lawford, Mrs. Robert Shriber. Remains forward to Washington D.C." A curious obituary notice of a President of the United States. A related & notable entry is for "TIPPIT, J.D...." the policeman shot by Oswald shortly after the Kennedy assassination. In fact it was for Tippit's murder that Oswald was originally arrested. shortly thereafter they discovered Oswald's connection to Kennedy's assassination.
A cornerstone issue for any presidential death or 20th century collection. The complete newspaper and in very nice, clean condition.
AI notes: The November 23, 1963 edition of The Dallas Morning News was dominated by the shocking assassination of President John F. Kennedy the previous day. The front page boldly announced, “Kennedy Slain on Dallas Street,” reporting that the President had been fatally shot while riding in a motorcade through downtown Dallas and that Texas Governor John Connally, who was in the car, had also been wounded. The paper detailed the immediate political aftermath, including Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson’s swearing-in as President aboard Air Force One and the swift transition of power. Beyond the assassination, the edition reflected the tense Cold War climate, with additional coverage of related political events and the nationwide reaction to the tragedy. This issue, Vol. 115, No. 54, spread across multiple sections and became one of the most historically significant and widely preserved front pages in American journalism, capturing the nation’s shock and grief at a defining moment in U.S. history.
Category: The 20th Century
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