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Lot #127
John F. Kennedy Texas Welcome Dinner Press Badge

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Description

Press badge from the “Texas Welcome Dinner” of President John F. Kennedy to be held at the Municipal Auditorium in Austin, Texas, on November 22, 1963, 3.75 x 2.25, marked as "No. 1022." In fine condition. Organized by the State Democratic Executive Committee, more than 5,000 Austinites planned to attend this fundraising dinner on the final stop of the president's tour of Texas. Scheduled to occur on the night of Kennedy's assassination, the dinner would never take place.

From the collection of Ronald E.F. Hoskins.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #595 - Ended November 11, 2020