Life Magazine for July 16, 1965, "A Thousand Days"

Summary

Americans embraced commemorative books and magazines following the tragic death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. This July 16, 1965, issue of Life magazine includes the first of four installments of historian Arthur Schlesinger's "A Thousand Days" -- a detailed account of the politics and personalities during the Kennedy Administration. These were published in book form in 1966.

Americans embraced commemorative books and magazines following the tragic death of President John F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963. This July 16, 1965, issue of Life magazine includes the first of four installments of historian Arthur Schlesinger's "A Thousand Days" -- a detailed account of the politics and personalities during the Kennedy Administration. These were published in book form in 1966.

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

16 July 1965

Subject Date

July 1959

Creators

Time, Inc. 

Shaw, Mark, 1922-1969 

Place of Creation

United States, Illinois, Chicago 

Creator Notes

Cover photograph by Mark Shaw. Published by Time, Inc. Chicago, Illinois.

 On Exhibit

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.75.13

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 14 in

Width: 10.5 in

Inscriptions

Text on front cover: LIFE / A THOUSAND DAYS ...

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