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Why England Slept
Why England Slept

Why England Slept

Artifact IDMO 2005.16.5
Object Type Book
Date 1940
Author (35th President of the United States 1960-1963, American 1917-1963)
Medium Printed paper, cardboard
DimensionsOverall H 8 3/8 in x W 5 3/4 in x D 1 1/4 in (21.3 cm x 14.6 cm x 3.2 cm )
Physical DescriptionHardbound First Edition copy published by Wilfred Funk, Inc. of New York. Bound in Bancroft Elton red cloth cover. Jacket was designed by Frank Lieberman with an illustration of a sleeping lion on cover. John F. Kennedy wrote this book while he was a senior in college at Harvard University. Kennedy attempts in this book to explain why England was so ill prepared for World War II.
Historical NoteThis book was President Kennedy's personal copy which he kept in his desk drawer in the Oval Office.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteThis book was acquired through court order from the Robert White collection who obtained it through Evelyn Lincoln
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesKennedy Administration Collection 1960-1963 (National Archives Identifier 1676959)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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