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This item is a condolence letter from President John F. Kennedy to Mrs. Frances Jane Andersen, the widow of United States Air Force Major Rudolf Andersen, who died when his U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The letter contains a handwritten note by President Kennedy.
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23914402
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Condolence Letter from President John F. Kennedy to the Widow of Major Rudolf Anderson
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Condolence Letter from President John F. Kennedy to the Widow of Major Rudolf Anderson
description
This item is a condolence letter from President John F. Kennedy to Mrs. Frances Jane Andersen, the widow of United States Air Force Major Rudolf Andersen, who died when his U-2 reconnaissance plane was shot down over Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis. The letter contains a handwritten note by President Kennedy.
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Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: White House Staff Files of Godfrey T. McHugh
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Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962
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28
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1962-10-28
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1962
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