Lot 376
Mercury Program, 1963, Paul Haney's Handwritten Notes re JFK Assassination (5x8") These three pages of handwritten notes are marked on the outside: "Notes taken in MSC Office, 11/22 (1963) on JFK attack / P. H.)". At the time, Haney was the Public Affairs Officer for the Manned Spaceflight Center (now Johnson Manned Spaceflight Center). His notes read: "Motorcade in downtown Dallas - huge crowds / Mrs K. between Gov. and Pres. / Window overlooking parade route / covered by trees / witnesses saw man with gun in window / heard shots / lay down on pavement / Parkland Mem. Hosp. / Got blood transfusion / 1:10 very serious condition. / Connally to oper. room - Pres. in emergency room / WBAP-TV Ft. Worth 1:15 suspect taken, early 20s, pro. innocence / Pres. is surrounded / we prayerfully hope the Pres. will survive / the life of great pres. will be spared / 1:23 last rites administered / 1:32 - 2 priests say he is dead - no confirmation / AP Flash / 1:33 Confirmed. K (?) died at 1p.m. / ??? died 25 mins. after attack".
And the world stood still!! Most of us remember where we were when this occurred. Do you? Did you take notes? This writer was in Washington, DC at the Armed Forces Inst. of Research at Walter Reed at the time. Needless to say the silence, and uncertainty regarding the future, was profound. These notes are an important window into history from a professional trained to record the important and to transmit it to the world. And yes, this epic event DID change the course of American Space History. A great addition for any collector.
Estimated Value $250 - 350,
Ex. the Paul Haney Estate collection,
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