Newspaper, The Detroit News for November 26, 1963, "Midnight Visit to Grave Paid by Mrs. Kennedy"

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Artifact Overview

This Tuesday evening issue of the Detroit News shows the way newspapers reported the developing news surrounding President John F. Kennedy's death and the funeral on Monday. The editors took the unusual step of devoting the entire front page and many following pages to the continuing events. This lengthy coverage was unusual and occurred only to report such major events.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Newspaper

Date Made

26 November 1963

Subject Date

26 November 1963

Creator Notes

Photographs through United Press International. Published by Detroit Free Press, Detroit, Michigan.

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.50.35

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: 23.25 in (NOT folded)
Width: 15.25 in

Inscriptions

Printed at top of page one: The Detroit News Metro Edition / Midnight Visit to Grave / Paid by Mrs. Kennedy / Johnson Orders / Full FBI Probe / of Assassination / Ruby... Insanity / Oswald Buried.../