Warren Commission Report, "The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy," 1964
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After President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, chaired a committee to conduct the official investigation into the circumstances surrounding the President's death. The U.S. government published this much-anticipated Warren Commission Report in October 1964. This two-inch thick book of over 900 pages summarizes the 26-volume final report.
After President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, Earl Warren, Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, chaired a committee to conduct the official investigation into the circumstances surrounding the President's death. The U.S. government published this much-anticipated Warren Commission Report in October 1964. This two-inch thick book of over 900 pages summarizes the 26-volume final report.
Artifact
Book
Date Made
1964
Subject Date
1963
Creators
United States. Warren Commission
United States. Government Printing Office
Place of Creation
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.51.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Kathleen Glynn Seymour.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard
Color
Dark blue
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 9.375 in
Width: 6.25 in
Thickness: 2.125 in
Inscriptions
Text on spine: THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE / ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY Handwritten in ink inside front cover: October, 1964
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