The Sixties Catalogue

39 J u l y 2 0 2 0 “President Kennedy Was Shot Today” 37. (KENNEDY ASSASSINATION). Original Associated Press teletype reports of the Kennedy assassination. Dallas, Texas, November 22, 1963. Original teletype rolls, divided into over 100 segments, totaling over 200 feet. $12,500. Click for more info Original Associated Press teletype from November 22, 1963 to March 1964, with breaking news of the Kennedy assassination, including reports of Kennedy’s death, Mrs. Kennedy departing with her husband’s body, the discovery of Oswald’s sniper’s nest, and Lyndon Johnson’s inauguration. These reports are from the Associated Press, and originated from a business news reporting service. The first dispatch begins at approximately 1:55 pm EST, announcing: “PRESIDENT KENNEDY WS SHOT TODAY…” This teletype stands as an amazing historical record of one of the most tragic events in American history. Fine condition.