Printed booklet of “Eulogies to the Late President Delivered in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol, November 24, 1963,” 6 x 9, six pages, signed on the front cover by John F. Kennedy’s brother and former Senator Ted Kennedy. Brief eulogies were delivered inside the rotunda by Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield of Montana, Chief Justice Earl Warren, and Speaker McCormack as Kennedy lay in state; and a black-bordered mourning card, 3.5 x 4.75, with a portrait of John F. Kennedy on one side and a printed prayer on the reverse, signed on the reverse in black ink by Ted Kennedy. In fine condition. Accompanied by two high-quality glossy 8 x 10 photos, one of President Kennedy lying in state, and one of his casket being loaded onto the caisson during the State funeral. This is likely one of the only pair of signed examples from this event that Senator Kennedy has ever personally signed. Each signature was obtained by the consignor in 2003 (during the 40th anniversary of the JFK assassination) at the US Senate and likely represents a unique offering from his last surviving brother and late US Senator. RR Auction COA.
