/internal/media/dispatcher/38553/fullWhite House press release09/30/196214 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)PaperThe Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza Collection2010.042.00020One original press release issued by the Kennedy Administration, dated 30 September 1962. Press release is an executive order instructing the Secretary of Defense to "take all appropriate steps" to remove obstructions of justice in Mississippi.
Press release is a double-sided, one-page document. Heading at top of document reads:
" IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 30, 1962
Office of the White House Press Secretary
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THE WHITE HOUSE
EXECUTIVE ORDER
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR THE REMOVAL OF UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTIONS OF JUSTICE IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI "
Full text of the Executive Order follows, giving the Secretary of Defense the authorization to enforce orders of the U.S. District Court and to use the military to remove all obstructions of justice in the State of Mississippi.Documents6627921.590043180135.560071120131375Document0E-10Original White House press release of an Executive Order issued by the Kennedy Administration, dated September 30, 1962. It instructs the Secretary of Defense to "take all appropriate steps" to remove obstructions of justice in Mississippi.
Press release is a double-sided, one-page document. Heading at top of document reads:
" IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEPTEMBER 30, 1962
Office of the White House Press Secretary
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THE WHITE HOUSE
EXECUTIVE ORDER
PROVIDING ASSISTANCE FOR THE REMOVAL OF UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTIONS OF JUSTICE IN THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI "
Full text of the Executive Order follows, giving the Secretary of Defense the authorization to enforce orders of the U.S. District Court and to use the military to remove all obstructions of justice in the State of Mississippi.Civil rightsPress releaseBarnett, RossMeredith, JamesKennedy, John F.Washington, D.C.MississippiThis press release documents President Kennedy's legacy in the African American civil rights struggle. - Sharron Conrad, Curator of Education