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Re: Jackie Kennedy's Pink Dress
That chair you refer to is a well known fake. FYI
----- Original Message -----
From: Nan Curtis <ncurtis@UMICH.EDU>
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Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2000 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: Jackie Kennedy's Pink Dress
> Why is that different than having the car in which Kennedy was
assassinated
> on permanent display (Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village)?
>
> Is that cause for consternation? Is that indecent?
>
> Also, HFM&GV does have Lincoln's chair in which he was shot, also on
> permanent display. It is my understanding that it is considered a relic
and
> conservation/preservation teams do their best to preserve the blood
stains.
>
> So, what's the deal with the dress?
> --
> Nan Curtis
> Information Resources Specialist I
> University of Michigan Media Union Library
>
>
>
> ----------
> >From: Margaret Shannon <ShannonRBL@AOL.COM>
> >To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
> >Subject: Re: Jackie Kennedy's Pink Dress
> >Date: Thu, Jul 27, 2000, 12:46 PM
> >
>
> > Dear People:
> >
> > Mrs. Kennedy's pink suit needs to be left permanently in its box in the
NARA
> > vault for at least as long as the President's family, her family and her
> > children and grandchildren are living.
> >
> > Anyone who would even consider the possibility of asking to see it or
see it
> > displayed causes consternation. Is there no decency left at all?
> >
> >
> > Margaret Shannon
> > WASHINGTON HISTORICAL RESEARCH
> > 4661 South 34th Street
> > Arlington, VA 22206-1701
> > ShannonRBL@aol.com
> >
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