The Historic 1840 Tucker House Bed and Breakfast Auction: A Distinguished Offering of Primitives & Antiques
Lot 433:
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An original historical edition of The Courier-Journal (Louisville, Kentucky), Indiana Edition, dated Saturday morning, November 23, 1963. This issue provides comprehensive coverage of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on the preceding day in Dallas, Texas. The front page features prominent headlines including President Shot To Death By Sniper, Johnson Receives Bipartisan Pledge, and Defector To Russia Is Prime Suspect. The primary front-page image is an Associated Press Wirephoto showing Secret Service agent Clint Hill climbing onto the back of the presidential limousine. Secondary headlines and articles detail the wounding of Texas Governor John Connally and the arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald. The fourth page includes a photograph of Oswald with the headline Sullen Ex-Marine Being Questioned, alongside a photo of Lyndon B. Johnson being sworn in as President aboard Air Force One. The masthead identifies this as Volume 218, Number 146, consisting of 38 pages and priced at 7 cents.
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