{"object":[{"sourceId":{"label":"Source ID","value":"19266"},"creditline":{"label":"Credit Line","value":"The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection"},"labelText":{"label":"Description","value":"Program from memorial service held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, December 22, 1963, which was the final day of the official national mourning period, in memory of President John F. Kennedy. \r\n\r\nText on the front page is as follows:  \r\n\r\n\"MEMORIAL SERVICE\r\n\r\nFor Our Martyred President\r\n\r\nJOHN F. KENNEDY\r\n\r\nOn the final day of national mourning\r\n\r\nSunday, December 22, 1963 -- 4:00 P.M.\r\n\r\nat the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D. C.\"\r\n\r\nThis is followed by the order of events and the names of each person participating in the memorial service, including President Lyndon B. Johnson giving the Address. \r\n\r\nA quote from President Kennedy's inaugural address is printed beneath the \"Candlelighting Ceremony\" section of the program:\r\n\r\n\"'The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our\r\ncountry and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.'\r\nJohn F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address\".\r\n \r\nMusical portions of the memorial service were performed by the Howard University Choir; songs included the National Anthem, the Navy Hymn, and \"America the Beautiful.\"\r\n\r\nOn the back of the program, three stanzas from \"America the Beautiful\" are printed, followed by a list of participating organizations and their leaders. The sponsoring organizations included the Interreligious Committee on Race Relations, the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, the Council of Churches of Greater Washington and the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington."},"invno":{"label":"Object number","value":"1998.043.0003"},"description":{"label":"Description","value":"One program from memorial service held at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Sunday, December 22, 1963 - the final day of national mourning - in memory of President John F. Kennedy. Memorial program is printed on cream-colored paper and all text is printed in black ink.\r\n\r\nFront of program has the following text printed centered at the top of the page:\r\n\"MEMORIAL SERVICE\r\n\r\n\r\nFor Our Martyred President\r\n\r\nJOHN F. KENNEDY\r\n\r\nOn the final day of national mourning\r\n\r\nSunday, December 22, 1963 -- 4:00 P.M.\r\n\r\nat the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D. C.\".\r\nThis text is followed by the order of events and who is performing each part of the memorial service, including President Lyndon B. Johnson giving the Address. A quote from President Kennedy's inaugural address is printed beneath the \"Candlelighting [sic] Ceremony\" section of the program:\r\n\"'The energy, the faith, the devotion which we bring to this endeavor will light our\r\ncountry and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.'\r\nJohn F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address\". \r\nMusical portions of the memorial service were performed by Howard University Choir; the songs included the National Anthem, the Navy Hymn, and \"America the Beautiful\".\r\n\r\nReverse of the program has the three stanzas from \"America the Beautiful\" printed at the top of the page. The bottom half of the page has the \"Sponsoring Organizations\" listed followed by the names of the head leaders from each organization. The sponsoring organizations included the Interreligious Committee on Race Relations, the Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, the Council of Churches of Greater Washington, and the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington. Each organization listed is separated from the text preceding it by a short horizontal line of three black stars.\r\n\r\nProgram is in very good condition. Small folds in corners of paper; minimal staining and yellowing throughout. (JM 10/24/2017)"},"medium":{"label":"Medium","value":"Paper"},"onview":{"label":"On View","value":"0"},"media":{"label":"Media","value":[{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/50585/full","displayOrder":"1","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"50585"},{"mediaURL":"https://emuseum.jfk.org/internal/media/dispatcher/50584/full","displayOrder":"2","mediaType":"Image","mediaId":"50584"}]},"title":{"label":"Title","value":"Program for a memorial service held on the final day of national mourning"},"classification":{"label":"Classifications","value":"Documents"},"primaryMedia":{"label":"PrimaryMedia","value":"/internal/media/dispatcher/50585/full"},"depth":{"label":"Depth","value":["0E-10"]},"thesconcepts":{"label":"Terms","value":["Memorial services","Mourning","Inaugural address","Johnson, Lyndon B.","Kennedy, John F.","Washington, D.C."]},"culture":{"label":"Object","value":"Program, Memorial"},"displayDate":{"label":"Date","value":"12/22/1963"},"width":{"label":"Width","value":["19.0500381001"]},"textEntriesTextentries":{"label":"Curatorial Commentary","value":["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"]},"id":{"label":"Id","value":"65392"},"dimensions":{"label":"Dimensions","value":"10 x 7 1/2 in. (25.4 x 19.1 cm)"},"height":{"label":"Height","value":["25.4000508001"]}}]}