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22 November 1963: assassination of John F. Kennedy.
This five-cent stamp featuring the eternal flame from his grave in Arlington National Cemetery and words from his inaugural address was the first US commemorative dedicated to him (a 13-cent stamp followed in 1967)

President John F. was assassinated in Dallas OTD 1963.
He gave his last public speech here on
October 26, 1963 at the groundbreaking of the Robert Frost at Amherst College. For good reason, it is considered one of his greatest.

Ann & Joseph Blumenthal (typographer and publisher of Frost's poetry) produced 600 copies of this keepsake as their holiday greeting for 1964-1965. The woodcut is by Fritz Kredel

had been unable to attend a memorial service for Frost in February

Jim Wald

was assassinated OTD 1963. His last public speech, delivered a month earlier at the groundbreaking for Robert , Amherst College, is considered one of his greatest.

Best known for its soaring praise of the artist in society and the call to measure a nation's greatness by its culture rather than power alone, it in fact began with a plea for educated elites to recognize their privilege and "to put back into our society."

audio + transcript
jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk