Detroit Free Press Newspaper for November 23, 1963, "Kennedy Slain! Johnson President"
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Artifact Overview
This Saturday morning issue of the Detroit Free Press shows the way newspapers around the world announced the death of President John F. Kennedy. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and much of the first twelve pages to the events in Dallas on November 22, 1963. This lengthy coverage was only for such major events.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Newspaper
Date Made
23 November 1963
Subject Date
23 November 1963
Place of Creation
Creator Notes
Photograph of President Johnson taking the oath of office by Cecil Stoughton. Published by Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan.
Collection Title
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2013.50.27
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 in (NOT folded)
Width: 15.25 in
Inscriptions
Printed at top of page one:
CASTRO BACKER SEIZED AS SUSPECT / The Detroit Free Press EXTRA / KENNEDY SLAIN! / JOHNSON PRESIDENT
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