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Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963 Pardon of Frederic E. Schluter (c/s Robert Kennedy [AG])

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00067 Author/Creator: Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Document signed Date: 01 May 1963 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 34 cm, Width: 23 cm Order a Copy

Convicted of embezzlement: pardoned since his prison sentence had been suspended, probation extended and fine paid. Also, he had conducted himself in a law-abiding manner.

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963

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