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Title	John F. Kennedy
Alternative Title	JFK; Jack Kennedy; John Kennedy; Kennedy, John F.; Kennedy, Jack; Kennedy, John;
Genre	Legend -- People -- Famous People
Description	Sarah Long's transcribed interview of Gene Butts about John F. Kennedy. According to Butts, JFK spoke at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, Indiana, the day before he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Butts was one of JFK's bodyguards at this time. The day after JFK was assassinated, a sniper rifle similar to the one that killed him was found in a room in the Terre Haute House. There is no mention of this in the Warren Report.
Informant	Butts, Gene
Collector	Long, Sarah
Date of Original	2003-11-16
Contextual Information	John F. Kennedy was the 35th President of the United States. He was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas, by Lee Harvey Oswald. There are many conspiracy theories about his life and death.
Repository	Indiana State University Folklore Archives, Special Collections, Cunningham Memorial Library, Terre Haute, Indiana 47809
Coverage	United States -- Indiana -- Vigo County -- Terre Haute -- 2003
Subject	John F. Kennedy Legends People Death Celebrities Assassinations Conspiracy Terre Haute House Terre Haute (Ind.)
WV3 Subject	Folklore
Type	text
Material Type	Interviews
Date Digital	2011-05-25
Technical Metadata	image/tiff 300 dpi; Epson GT-20000; Epson Scan
Copyright	Digital image copyright c 2011 Indiana Folklore Collection.
Item ID	isuf-JFK005

John F. Kennedy

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