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John F. Kennedy assassination UPI teletype dispatch measuring approximately 8.5 x 2.5 in., issued on November 24, 1963, reporting the response of the Texas Farmers Union to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Designated UPI-37 (Farmers), the dispatch details how the organization suspended its annual state convention in mourning while expressing support for the continuation of Kennedy’s agricultural policies under the new Johnson administration.

The bulletin reports that the Texas Farmers Union, representing approximately 11,000 members, abruptly shortened its convention in Lubbock following news of the president’s assassination. Delegates adopted a 1964 plan of action centered on Kennedy’s farm program and formally urged President Lyndon B. Johnson to retain Secretary of Agriculture Orville L. Freeman, expressing confidence in the continuity of the administration’s agricultural initiatives. The dispatch concludes by noting that delegates also called for another wheat referendum in 1964 to provide increased price supports, illustrating how organizations across the nation sought to honor Kennedy’s legacy by advocating for the continuation of his domestic policies.

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President John F. Kennedy’s assassination on November 22, 1963, prompted an immediate response from organizations and communities across the United States. Many civic, professional, and agricultural groups canceled meetings, shortened conventions, or adopted resolutions honoring the late president while voicing support for maintaining key elements of his legislative agenda under President Lyndon B. Johnson. Original UPI teletypes documenting these real-time reactions provide compelling historical records of how Americans from every region of the country responded to one of the nation’s greatest tragedies.

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