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"Just two months before the tragedy rocked the country and prompted an outpouring of national grief, McNair had faced the depths of her own despair: Her daughter, Denise, was one of four young girls killed in the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, a crime considered a catalyst of the civil rights movement.
While hundreds of letters written to the Kennedy family following the presidents assassination had been previously made public, the newly released documents contain more than 22,000 pages of correspondence that included specific requests of Mrs. Kennedy and were handled by her personal secretaries.
There are so many hidden treasures in this institution. . . . We didnt know the McNair letter was in there until we opened the collection and processed it, said Tom Putnam, director of the library. We first did her White House years, and then we came upon this collection and we thought the 50th anniversary of the assassination would be the appropriate time to open it.
Note from mother of girl killed in Birmingham church bombing to Jacqueline Kennedy among newly released letters - Metro - The Boston Globe
This somehow brings things full circle for many people. The availability of these documents speaks to time standing still for a nation and perhaps the entire world.
While hundreds of letters written to the Kennedy family following the presidents assassination had been previously made public, the newly released documents contain more than 22,000 pages of correspondence that included specific requests of Mrs. Kennedy and were handled by her personal secretaries.
There are so many hidden treasures in this institution. . . . We didnt know the McNair letter was in there until we opened the collection and processed it, said Tom Putnam, director of the library. We first did her White House years, and then we came upon this collection and we thought the 50th anniversary of the assassination would be the appropriate time to open it.
Note from mother of girl killed in Birmingham church bombing to Jacqueline Kennedy among newly released letters - Metro - The Boston Globe
This somehow brings things full circle for many people. The availability of these documents speaks to time standing still for a nation and perhaps the entire world.
