Kent Barker Collection / The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

January 2, 1960

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Letter to Jim Walker from Evelyn Lincoln

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Letter to Jim Walker from Evelyn Lincoln

Letter to Jim Walker from President Kennedy's secretary Evelyn Lincoln. Typed on White House letterhead and dated June 7, 1961, Lincoln thanks Walker for his birthday greetings to the president saying, "Noting that you also celebrated your birthday on May twenty-ninth, he extends his cordial greetings to you."

Object Details
Object title:

Letter to Jim Walker from Evelyn Lincoln

Date:

06/07/1961

Terms:

Letters

Envelopes

Kennedy, John F.

Lincoln, Evelyn

Walker, Jim

Washington, D.C.

Pecos
Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

Letter - 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (15.9 x 23.5 cm)Envelope - 3 5/8 x 6 7/16 in. (9.2 x 16.4 cm)

Credit line:

Jim Walker Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.020.0014

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Letter to Jim Walker from Evelyn Lincoln

Letter to Jim Walker from President Kennedy's secretary Evelyn Lincoln. Typed on White House letterhead and dated June 7, 1961, Lincoln thanks Walker for his birthday greetings to the president saying, "Noting that you also celebrated your birthday on May twenty-ninth, he extends his cordial greetings to you."

Object Details
Object title:

Letter to Jim Walker from Evelyn Lincoln

Date:

06/07/1961

Terms:

Letters

Envelopes

Kennedy, John F.

Lincoln, Evelyn

Walker, Jim

Washington, D.C.

Pecos

Medium:

Paper

Dimensions:

Letter - 6 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (15.9 x 23.5 cm)Envelope - 3 5/8 x 6 7/16 in. (9.2 x 16.4 cm)

Credit line:

Jim Walker Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

Object number:

2006.020.0014

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