Newspaper, The Daily Tribune (Royal Oak, Michigan) for November 26, 1963, "LBJ, Mikoyan Confer"

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Artifact Overview

This Tuesday evening issue of the Royal Oak, Michigan, Daily Tribune shows the way newspapers reported the developing news of President John F. Kennedy's death and the national government transition. The editors took the unusual step of devoting much of the front page and many following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was only for such major events.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

26 November 1963

Subject Date

26 November 1963

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.50.33

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: 15.25 in

Inscriptions

Printed at top of page one: THE DAILY TRIBUNE / LBJM Mikoyan Confer / At top left on first page of second section: Eternal Flame Burns as Lasting / Memorial to President Kennedy
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