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Postcard sent from Fort Worth by a White House staffer to his son

Postcard titled "Greetings From Texas" mailed from Fort Worth the morning of November 22, 1963, by White House Transportation Division employee Roy Lee Huffman.The back of the postcard is postmarked "Fort Worth Tex Nov 22 10:00 AM 1963". A handwritten message in blue ink reads:"Hi Cowboy, Haven't got much time partner, gotta go, God bless you all. I miss you. Love Daddy"

Object Details
Object title:

Postcard sent from Fort Worth by a White House staffer to his son

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Fort Worth

Postcard

Huffman, R. Lee

Washington, D.C.
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Credit line:

R. Lee and Rose Huffman Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2008.031.0008

Curatorial Note:

Donor R. Lee Huffman was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army assigned to the Transportation Division at the White House from 1961 to 1966. He purchased this postcard at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth and mailed it to his son on the morning of Friday, November 22, 1963. Huffman was still at the Hotel Texas when the assassination took place in Dallas, just two and a half hours after this postcard was postmarked in Fort Worth. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

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Postcard sent from Fort Worth by a White House staffer to his son

Postcard titled "Greetings From Texas" mailed from Fort Worth the morning of November 22, 1963, by White House Transportation Division employee Roy Lee Huffman.The back of the postcard is postmarked "Fort Worth Tex Nov 22 10:00 AM 1963". A handwritten message in blue ink reads:"Hi Cowboy, Haven't got much time partner, gotta go, God bless you all. I miss you. Love Daddy"

Object Details
Object title:

Postcard sent from Fort Worth by a White House staffer to his son

Date:

11/22/1963

Terms:

Fort Worth

Postcard

Huffman, R. Lee

Washington, D.C.

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

3 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (8.9 x 14 cm)

Credit line:

R. Lee and Rose Huffman Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2008.031.0008

Curatorial Note:

Donor R. Lee Huffman was a master sergeant in the U.S. Army assigned to the Transportation Division at the White House from 1961 to 1966. He purchased this postcard at the Hotel Texas in Fort Worth and mailed it to his son on the morning of Friday, November 22, 1963. Huffman was still at the Hotel Texas when the assassination took place in Dallas, just two and a half hours after this postcard was postmarked in Fort Worth. - Stephen Fagin, Associate Curator

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