Chicago Sunday Sun-Times, November 24, 1963 – JFK "Monday A National Day Of Mourning" Final Edition

A remarkable piece of American history — the Chicago Sunday Sun-Times, Sunday, November 24, 1963, Vol. 17, No. 8, Final Edition. Published the day after President John F. Kennedy's assassination, this is one of the most collected newspapers in American political ephemera.

Front Page Headlines Include:

• "Monday A National Day Of Mourning" — President Johnson's proclamation
• "A Stillness Here" — Chicago comes to a standstill
• "The Accused" — Dallas police on Lee Harvey Oswald
• "The Family" — Joseph P. Kennedy notified of his son's death
• "The Homage" — Eisenhower and Truman pay respects at the White House

Details:

• Publication: Chicago Sunday Sun-Times
• Date: Sunday, November 24, 1963
• Edition: Final — 9 Sections, 20 cents cover price
• Contents: Full front page with JFK portrait, interior sports pages, period automobile advertisements (1963–64 Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Plymouth, Chevrolet, Mercury)
• Condition: Good/display grade — age toning and yellowing to newsprint, edge wear, fold tears, one interior page with torn corner; front page headline and portrait intact

Sixty-three years after that November weekend, this newspaper remains a tangible connection to one of the most defining moments in American history. The front page alone is a powerful artifact.

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