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KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963) – [LINCOLN, Evelyn (1909-1995).] Autograph note [Washington, 5 May 1961].
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KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963) – [LINCOLN, Evelyn (1909-1995).] Autograph note [Washington, 5 May 1961].
One page, 75 x 126mm (creased where folded).
“Astronaut going up in five minutes.” A note from Evelyn Lincoln’s to President Kennedy, likely referring to the impending launch of Alan Shepard. Kennedy shared a drycleaner with Newsday bureau chief Harold Levy, and when the drycleaner recovered Lincoln's note from Kennedy's pocket, Levy was the lucky recipient. Shepard's launch on 5 May 1961 was delayed for nearly eight hours past its schedule launch time and Lincoln's note would have alerted the President that the moment had finally arrived. Kennedy reportedly witnessed the landmark event on the television set in Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's office. Provenance: Harold Rochelle Levy, Chief of the Washington Bureau of Newsday – by descent to the consignor.
One page, 75 x 126mm (creased where folded).
“Astronaut going up in five minutes.” A note from Evelyn Lincoln’s to President Kennedy, likely referring to the impending launch of Alan Shepard. Kennedy shared a drycleaner with Newsday bureau chief Harold Levy, and when the drycleaner recovered Lincoln's note from Kennedy's pocket, Levy was the lucky recipient. Shepard's launch on 5 May 1961 was delayed for nearly eight hours past its schedule launch time and Lincoln's note would have alerted the President that the moment had finally arrived. Kennedy reportedly witnessed the landmark event on the television set in Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson's office. Provenance: Harold Rochelle Levy, Chief of the Washington Bureau of Newsday – by descent to the consignor.