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[John F. Kennedy] "Wanted for Treason" Handbill....
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[John F. Kennedy] "Wanted for Treason" Handbill. One page, 9" x 12", n.p., n.d. The handbill displays a reproduction of a front and profile photo of the president followed by seven provocative charges against him, including "1. Betraying the Constitution". Affixed to a cardboard backing. Fine.From the John K. Lattimer Collection.
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These handbills began circulating in Dallas several days before President Kennedy's November 1963 visit. Affixed to the back of the cardboard backing is a letter by Robert Wallace, who was an editor and writer at Life in 1963. According to his letter, he went to Dallas following Kennedy's assassination and "Picked up three or four of these handbills, which had been distributed on the streets between Nov. 20 and 23rd." The Warren Commission reported that 5,000 copies of the handbill had been printed by Robert Surrey. The Commission found no connection between Surrey and Kennedy's assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald.
Auction Info
2008 October Grand Format Manuscripts Auction #692 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2008
17th-18th
Friday-Saturday
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