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Allen Dulles and the Warren Commission
The 50th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death on Friday, November 22, has brought renewed attention to the Warren Commission and its conclusions on the assassination. Then-retired CIA Director Allen Dulles served on the commission and the Mudd Manuscript Library recently digitized five boxes of Dulles’ personal files documenting his work on the commission as…
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Kennan on Kennedy: “Dismal Foreboding for the Future of this Country”
George Kennan, like so many others, remembered exactly where he was and what he did upon hearing the news of John F. Kennedy’s death: “I had been at a luncheon when I heard he had been shot, but on returning to the office shortly afterward I received confirmation of his death. My reaction, in addition…
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John F. Kennedy’s Princeton University undergraduate alumni file
Today marks the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. The Mudd Manuscript Library celebrated the 50th anniversary of Kennedy’s election in 2010 with an exhibition and more than 30 Public Policy collections contain material related to Kennedy. Within the University Archives, his undergraduate alumni file contains his application to the University, details his…
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