Telegram from President John F. Kennedy to Rabbi Eleizer Silver in 1963 re: Civil Rights Meeting

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PC095 = N VUA 002 (22”10) GOVT NL PD WUX HE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON =DC 11 12

= RABBI ELIEZER SILVER =
CHAIRMAN (REPORT DELIVERY) UNION OF ORTHODOX RABBIS OF THE US AND CANADA 233 EAST BROADWAY NY

AT FOUR OCLOCK ON MONDAY JUNE 17, I AM MEETING WITH A GROUP OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS TO DISCUSS CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE NATIONS CIVIL RIGHTS PROGRAM. THIS MATTER MERITS SERIOUS AND IMMEDIATE ATTENTION AND I WOULD BE PLEASED TO HAVE YOU ATTEND THE MEETING TO BE HELD IN THE EAST ROOM OF THE WHITE HOUSE. PLEASE ADVISE WHETHER YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND

JOHN F KENNEDY

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