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Johnson, Lyndon B., 1908-1973 from Lyndon B. Johnson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08878.1385 Author/Creator: Johnson, Lyndon B., 1908-1973 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Printed letter signed Date: 8 December 1963 Pagination: 1 p. Order a Copy

One unaddressed letter sent from Lyndon B. Johnson following the death of President John F. Kennedy. Message printed is meant to reassure the unity of the American people.

Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Johnson, Lyndon Baines, 1908-1973

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