Presidential Deaths
Death comes to all, including presidents. In a few cases, this loss is the result of assassination during their tenure in office. Among the items on display are a memorial photo card for William McKinley, shot by an anarchist in 1901, and an AP teletape from a Lexington, Mississippi radio station that relates minute-by-minute updates on the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy.
However, most presidents depart life peacefully after retirement. The program for Woodrow Wilson’s 1924 memorial service on view below contains a detailed description of the sequence of events that transpire on these occasions. It outlines where dignitaries sit, what time the Capitol doors open, and when the Marine Band plays.
Ticket to McKinley Memorial Service
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McKinley Memorial Card With Photographic Insert
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Mrs. William McKinley Acknowledgment Note
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Program to William McKinley Funeral Service
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Card for Woodrow Wilson Memorial Service
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Program for Woodrow Wilson Memorial Service
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Invitation to Dwight D. Eisenhower Funeral Service
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Tickets to Eisenhower Funeral Service
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Teletype from WXTN in Lexington Documenting Kennedy Assasination
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Invitation to John F. Kennedy Memorial Mass
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