Five original complete Illinois newspapers offering contemporary coverage of the tragic assassinations of the Kennedy brothers (one for JFK and four for RFK), dating from November 22, 1963 to June 6, 1968.
Includes:
November 22, 1963 - Rockford Register-Republic [Extra!], with headline, "Kennedy Assassinated; Johnson New President," and famous image of Secret Service agent Clint Hill jumping onto the presidential limousine as it sped away to Parkland Hospital.
June 5, 1968 - Chicago Tribune, with headline, "Close Vote in California / Bobby Wins Easily in South Dakota."
June 5, 1968 - Rockford Register-Republic, with headline, "RFK Condition Described as 'Extremely Critical,'" with articles headed: "RFK Shooting Stuns Nation," "Surgeons Remove Bullet From Brain," and "Pandemonium Erupts Quickly After Shooting."
June 5, 1968 - Chicago Tribune, with headline, "Bobby Shot in Head, Gunman Captured in L.A. Hotel," and articles headed: "Kennedy Winner in Close Race for Nomination" and "Gets Last Rites of Church in Hospital."
June 6, 1968 - Chicago Tribune, with headline, "Sen. Kennedy Dies! Loses Fight 25 Hours After Shooting." Front-page articles include: "Succumbs to Bullet of an Arab Assassin," "Johnson Declares Day of Mourning," and "Jackie with RFK at Death."
In overall very good to fine condition, with some toning, typical edge chipping, and an area of paper loss to the front page of the "Bobby Shot in Head" paper.
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