{"id":2257308,"date":"2024-06-01T08:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-01T12:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jfk-doodles-made-night-before-assassination-sold-for-34k\/"},"modified":"2024-06-01T08:29:32","modified_gmt":"2024-06-01T12:29:32","slug":"jfk-doodles-made-night-before-assassination-sold-for-34k","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jfk-doodles-made-night-before-assassination-sold-for-34k\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketches by JFK created the night before his assassination auctioned for $34,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjfk-doodles-made-night-before-assassination-sold-for-34k%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2257308&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The \u200drelic of President John\u2062 F. Kennedy&#8217;s last evening, crafted at the Rice Hotel in\u2062 Houston, Texas in 1963, was auctioned for $34,504. This historic\u200d piece, containing JFK&#8217;s \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-cop-joined-the-protest-that-became-a-riot-she-says-d-c-cops-colluded-with-antifa\/\" title=\"This Cop Joined the \u2018Protest\u2019 That Became a Riot. She Says D.C. Cops Colluded With Antifa.\">handwritten notes<\/a> and doodles, was sold in a recent commemorative\u200d auction. Additional Kennedy-related\u200d items, like\u200b his inaugural\u2062 address book \u2063and a signed presidential seal flag, were also \u200bauctioned, marking \u2063JFK&#8217;s legacy and\u200d 107th birthday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   June 1, 2024 at 3:42am <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>On Nov. 21, 1963, President John F. Kennedy sat in the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas, scribbling on a piece of paper.<\/p>\n<p>Almost 61 years later, the relic of the last evening of JFK\u2019s life fetched $34,504 in a recent auction, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/3006540\/jfk-doodles-made-on-eve-of-assassination-auctioned-for-more-than-34000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington Examiner<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKennedy\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jfk-doodles-made-on-eve-of-assassination-auctioned-for-more-than-34000\/\" title=\"JFK sketches before assassination sold for over ,000\">handwriting remains highly coveted<\/a> by presidential collectors, with examples deriving from his last night alive being part of an elusive and ever-shrinking group,\u201d Bobby Livingston, executive vice president of RR Auction, which sold the item in a recent auction held to commemorate JFK\u2019s legacy and 107th birthday, said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe document, written in pencil on an off-white sheet, contains various notations likely made during a telephone conversation,\u201d RR Auction said in its description of the item.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt includes references to the year \u20181963,\u2019 numerical notes like \u201810 thousand tons\u2019 and \u201850 or 60%,\u2019 a noted time of \u201811:45,\u2019 and the surname \u2018Smith\u2019 mentioned twice \u2014 possibly referring to Stephen E. Smith, Kennedy\u2019s brother-in-law and campaign strategist,\u201d the description of the item said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe page also showcases Kennedy\u2019s familiar doodles, including underlines, boxes, and an arrow,\u201d the description said.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.finebooksmagazine.com\/fine-books-news\/jfks-handwritten-notes-night-his-assassination-sold-34504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fine Book and Magazines<\/a> website said that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/missed-opportunity-jfk-author-reveals-chilling-incident-year-dallas-changed-everything\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JFK<\/a> spent about three-and-a-half hours at Houston\u2019s Rice Hotel, where he attended a League of United Latin American Citizens Councils event.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy later left the hotel to attend another event and then went to the Texas Hotel in Fort Worth for the night.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kennedy-served-2nd-term-60th-anniversary-jfks-assassination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassinated<\/a> in Dallas the next day.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Was JFK a good Democratic president?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Other Kennedy-related items sold at the auction included $26,575 paid for Kennedy\u2019s inaugural address book that was presented to the chief of the White House police, the Examiner reported.<\/p>\n<p>A presidential seal flag JFK signed and gave to the commander of the USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. fetched $16,643.<\/p>\n<p>Kennedy\u2019s May 29th birthday was marked at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/image\/8437473\/armed-forces-full-honors-wreath-laying-ceremony-honor-president-john-f-kennedys-107th-birthday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arlington National Cemetery<\/a> with a wreath-laying ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>One of the last living connections to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-man-finds-previously-unseen-photo-day-jfk-assassination-hidden-thrift-shop\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">assassination<\/a> passed away recently with the death of Elmer L. \u201cSonny\u201d Boyd, who was 96, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/05\/29\/us-news\/elmer-boyd-last-dallas-detective-to-investigate-jfk-assassination-took-lee-harvey-oswald-into-custody-dead-at-96\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cElmer was deeply involved in the local Kennedy assassination investigation, searching the Texas School Book Depository for evidence and later leading Lee Harvey Oswald down the hallways of Dallas police headquarters,\u201d the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SixthFloorMuseum?ref=embed_post\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Boyd offered his thoughts about Jack Ruby, who killed Oswald, to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corsicanadailysun.com\/news\/living-history----boyd-describes-his-role-at-jfk-assassination\/article_b020625c-839f-11e7-bcd2-6b15a39662c5.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Corsicana Daily Sun<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJack Ruby thought of himself as a big gangster, but he was just a nightclub owner,\u201d Boyd said. \u201cHe wanted to be the hero by killing Oswald, though he said it was to spare Jackie (Kennedy) the trauma of having to come back to Dallas for the trial.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Boyd said Ruby could not have planned the shooting, because the transfer during which Oswald was killed had been planned for an hour earlier than it took place, at which time Ruby was at a Western Union office.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>An Important Message from Our Staff:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>In just a few months, the world is going to change forever. 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Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-issues-dire-warning-about-chinas-rapid-military-nuclear-weapons-buildup\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Issues Dire Warning About China\u2019s Rapid Military, Nuclear Weapons Buildup\">military issues<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>President John F. Kennedy&#8217;s sketches from the night before his assassination, created at the Rice Hotel in Houston, Texas in 1963, were auctioned for $34,504 after almost 61 years. 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