Newspaper, The Detroit News for November 23, 1963, "Mrs. Kennedy Escorts Body to White House"
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This Saturday evening issue of the Detroit News shows the way newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President John F. Kennedy's death. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and much following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was unusual and occurred only to report such major events.
This Saturday evening issue of the Detroit News shows the way newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President John F. Kennedy's death. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and much following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was unusual and occurred only to report such major events.
Artifact
Newspaper
Date Made
23 November 1963
Subject Date
23 November 1963
Creators
Place of Creation
United States, Michigan, Detroit
Creator Notes
Photograph of President Johnson taking the oath of office by Cecil Stoughton. Photo of Oswald by United Press International. Published by Detroit News, Detroit, Michigan.
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Detroit
United States, District of Columbia, Washington
Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963
Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994
Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973
Dealey Plaza Historic District (Dallas, Tex.)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.50.28
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Martin A. Glynn.
Material
Newsprint
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 23.75 in (NOT folded)
Width: 15 in
Inscriptions
Printed at top of page one: The Detroit News/ SATURDAY EDITION / Mrs. Kennedy Escorts / Body Back to White House / Pro-Red Accused as Kennedy Slayer
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