/internal/media/dispatcher/50782/full"John Fitzgerald Kennedy: The Last Full Measure," National Geographic, 1964March 196410 × 6 15/16 × 1/8 in. (25.4 × 17.6 × 0.3 cm)
Open: 10 × 13 13/16 in. (25.4 × 35.1 cm)Paper, MetalThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection1988.001.0325 R0One reprinted special edition of National Geographic from the March 1964 issue of the magazine. Reprinted magazine features only one article titled "The Last Full Measure: The World Pays Tribute to President Kennedy," written by Melville Bell Grosvenor, the president and editor of the National Geographic Society, along with other staff.
Cover of magazine has full-color image of President John F. Kennedy lying in state in the rotunda of the U.S. Capitol building surrounded by a crowd of people that includes military personnel and members of the press. Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy is seen in the image approaching the bier on which the flag-draped casket rests with her daughter Caroline Kennedy holding her hand and standing next to her. This image wraps over the spine onto the back of the magazine. The lower portion of the front and back covers is a black band separated from the photographic image by a thick white line; text in this black band on the front cover is as follows:
"John Fitzgerald Kennedy:
The Last Full Measure
Reprinted from the March, [sic] 1964, National Geographic".
"The Last Full Measure" was originally published in the full issue of National Geographic, volume 125, number 3. This reprinted smaller issue is copyrighted 1964 by National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. Magazine is bound together with two metal staples; has blank fly leaves separating reprinted article from cover. Article was originally printed on pages 307 through 355 and the pages are numbered the same in this special reprinted edition of the magazine.
The magazine features many full-color images taken over the days of President Kennedy's funeral proceedings. A large color photographic image of the interior of St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., shows the church full of mourners and President Kennedy's casket placed near the front; image was taken by Fred Maroon and is on pages 342 to 343. Page 343 also shows a smaller photographic image of Cardinal Cushing wiping away tears; image taken by Joe Heiberger of The Washington Post.
Magazine has color loss on the cover, significantly on the spine. Lower right front corner has many fold creases. Corners bent and creased. Metal staples binding pages of magazine show evidence of rust deterioration. (JM 10/26/2017)Newspapers & Magazines6614817.621285242635.083820167625.400050800125.40005080011121Magazine0E-100.3000000000Reprinted special edition of National Geographic from the March 1964 issue of the magazine, titled "The Last Full Measure: The World Pays Tribute to President Kennedy," written by Melville Bell Grosvenor, the president and editor of the National Geographic Society, along with other staff.
Cover of magazine has full-color image of President John F. Kennedy lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda surrounded by a crowd of people that includes military personnel and members of the press. Jacqueline and Caroline Kennedy stand near the bier on which the flag-draped casket rests. This image wraps over the spine onto the back of the magazine.
"The Last Full Measure" was originally published in the full issue of National Geographic, volume 125, number 3. This reprinted smaller issue is copyrighted 1964 by National Geographic Society in Washington, D.C. This article was originally printed on pages 307 through 355 and the pages are numbered the same in this special reprinted edition of the magazine.
The magazine features many full-color images taken November 23-25, 1963. A large color photographic image of the interior of St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., shows the church full of mourners and President Kennedy's casket placed near the front; image was taken by Fred Maroon and is on pages 342 to 343. Page 343 also shows a smaller photographic image of Cardinal Cushing wiping away tears; image taken by Joe Heiberger of The Washington Post.
These images are not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of their creator(s).MagazinesFuneralRotundaFlagEternal flameCrowdsMilitary personnelMournersMourningKennedy, John F.Kennedy, JacquelineCushing, RichardKennedy FamilySt. Matthew's CathedralU.S. CapitolWhite HouseArlington National CemeteryNational GeographicWashington, D.C.Included in the Museum's temporary exhibit, "Mourning a President," about the funeral and mourning rites for President John F. Kennedy, this item will be on display on the Museum's seventh floor from November 17, 2017 to February 19, 2018. -- Lindsey Richardson, Curator of Collections