Sheet music titled "Remembrance: John Fitzgerald Kennedy"

Object number2011.050.0001

Date1964

ClassificationsDocuments

ObjectSheet music

Credit LineDorothy G. Elliott Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumPaper

Dimensions12 x 9 in. (30.5 x 22.9 cm)

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DescriptionSheet music by Fred Wirtz and William Steffe titled "Remembrance: John Fitzgerald Kennedy". This commercially produced score is coyprighted 1964. The score consists of 3 pages. The cover of the score contains the title "Remembrance: John Fitzgerald Kennedy" and includes a photograph of John F. Kennedy in the center. Below the photograph is the text "Published by Fred Wirtz, West Bend, Iowa, Made in the U.S.A.". The song is seven verses long and describes Kennedy's life, the assassination, national mourning and the president's legacy. First verse: "John Fitzgerald Kennedy a cheerful life of hope and love, With a youthful heart as Irish as the name of Kennedy, With his Irish humor and his deep respect for mortal man, He won the hearts of men. Destiny was calling for him, Destiny his life unfolding, As a friend of right and freedom, A foe of tyranny." This image is not available online larger than a thumbnail to protect the copyright of its creator(s). For a more detailed examination of this item, please schedule an appointment in the Museum’s Reading Room.