Warren Commission Report, "The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy," 1964

THF230053 / Warren Commission Report, "The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy," 1964
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Artifact Overview

After President John F. Kennedy's assassination on November 22, 1963, 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. The U.S. government published this much-anticipated Warren Commission Report in October 1964. This two-inch-thick book of over 900 pages summarizes the 26-volume final report.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Book

Date Made

1964

Subject Date

1963

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

2013.51.1

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Kathleen Glynn Seymour.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)
Cardboard

Color

Dark blue
Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 9.375 in
Width: 6.25 in
Length: 2.125 in

Inscriptions

Text on spine: THE PRESIDENT'S COMMISSION ON THE / ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT KENNEDY Handwritten in ink inside front cover: October, 1964
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