Life Magazine for October 2, 1964, "The Warren Report"

THF230026 / Life Magazine for October 2, 1964, "The Warren Report" / redacted
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Artifact Overview

After President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, Life magazine continued to report news of his assassination. This cover story discussed the much anticipated Warren Commission Report finished nearly a year after the tragedy. 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.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Magazine (Periodical)

Date Made

02 October 1964

Subject Date

22 November 1963

Creator Notes

Cover photographs from motion picture frames originally taken by Abraham Zapruder. Published by Time Inc., Chicago, Illinois.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.50.9

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of the Estate of Dr. and Mrs. Martin A. Glynn.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Color

Multicolored

Dimensions

Height: 13.75 in
Width: 10.5 in

Inscriptions

Text on front cover: LIFE / THE / WARREN / REPORT / HOW THE / COMMISSION / PIECED TOGETHER / THE EVIDENCE / Told by One of Its Members
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