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. #Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas OTD 1963.
He gave his last public speech here on
October 26, 1963 at the groundbreaking of the Robert Frost #Library 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
#JFK had been unable to attend a memorial service for Frost in February
#JFK was assassinated OTD 1963. His last public speech, delivered a month earlier at the groundbreaking for Robert #Frost #Library, 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
https://www.jfklibrary.org/learn/about-jfk/historic-speeches/remarks-at-amherst-college-on-the-arts