This document was signed by Kennedy less than three months into his presidency on April 13th, 1961 - which was only 4 days before the infamous Bay of Pigs Invasion was launched in Cuba! In addition to President Kennedy, it was also co-signed by U.S. Secretary of State Dean Rusk. Although Rusk’s signature is rather faded on the document, Kennedy’s is signed very dark boldly in black ink and shows no evidence of fading. It looks great, with no smudging, ink pooling, or any other imperfections. The document itself appoints Gerald A. Brown (of California) as a Member of the Labor Relations Board. This is one of the larger presidential appointments, measuring 24” wide by 20”tall.
• Meeting with West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer: President Kennedy and Chancellor Adenauer held a second day of talks in Washington, D.C., focusing on disarmament, aid to developing nations, and European integration. ***The last 3 photos of this listing show the president and the chancellor at the White House that day.***
• Last U.S. Military Execution: U.S. Army Private John A. Bennett was executed by hanging at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Bennett had been sentenced to death during the Eisenhower administration, and President Kennedy declined to commute or intervene in the sentence. This remains the last military execution carried out by the U.S. Armed Forces.
• Administrative Conference & Regulatory Message: President Kennedy issued Executive Order 10934 to establish the Administrative Conference of the United States and sent a message to Congress emphasizing cooperation to strengthen federal regulatory agencies like the SEC.
• Cuba / Bay of Pigs Preperations: Amidst the escalating tension leading up to the Bay of Pigs Invasion (which launched a few days later on April 17), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Lyman Lemnitzer sent operational communications regarding />
The president’s signature on this document has been authenticated by Steve Grad (Grad Authentication) as being “likely genuine” and it comes with a Letter of Authenticity from them stating as such. All autographs I sell are guaranteed to pass authentication by either PSA, JSA, or Beckett. I 100% stand by what I sell and in the extremely unlikely event that any autograph I sell were to fail authentication, I will gladly refund your purchase in full (no matter how much time has gone by since your original purchase).
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