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FUNERAL DOCUMENTS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY

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FUNERAL DOCUMENTS OF JOHN F. KENNEDY
<b>962. FUNERAL OF JOHN F. KENNEDY </b>An important, rarely-seen compilation of orders and directives setting forth very detailed instructions for the participants in the funeral procession, church service, and interment of President John F. Kennedy on November 25, 1963. The 50+ octavo pages of typed instructions give very explicit instructions for nearly every unit and individual participating in the service. A complete unit-by-unit list includes all participants in the procession from the Capitol to St. Matthew's Cathedral, and thence to Arlington Cemetery, routes to be taken, cordon requirements, armed services representation, placement, line of march and duties, bands, timetables, memos for correspondents, 21-gun salute, and so on. The notes also contain maps of routes, dignitaries' seating charts, position of Mrs. Kennedy, her family, and President Johnson at every stage of the event, and much, much more. We simply cannot stress the huge quantity of detail contained within this grouping! Also included is a T.L.S. of <b>REV. OSCAR HUBER</b>, the Catholic priest who administered Last Rites to Kennedy at Parkland Hospital on November 22, 1963, along with an unrelated envelope signed by <b>FATHER JAMES THOMPSON</b>, who accompanied and assisted Huber in the administration of the Last Rites. A rare collection, in very good to fine condition. <b>$400-600</b>