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Lot #137
Lyndon B. Johnson: White House Press Release on the Assassination of JFK and Fair Housing Act Wirephoto

Estimate: $200+

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Two items from LBJ's presidency:

- an official White House press release of Lyndon B. Johnson's first official statement as president, one page, 8.5 x 11, November 22, 1963, in full: "Remarks of President Lyndon B. Johnson Upon Arrival at Andrews Air Force Base. This is a sad time for all people. We have suffered a loss that cannot be weighed. For me, it is a deep personal tragedy. I know that the world shares the sorrow that Mrs. Kennedy and her family bear. I will do my best. That is all I can do. I ask for your help and God's."

- an original glossy 10 x 8 AP wirephoto of the "new civil rights bill after it was signed into law today by Lyndon B. Johnson," stamp-dated April 1968.

In overall fine condition.

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