Letters: Dec. 6, 1963

In Memoriam Sir: The enormous swell of sympathy and despair that has risen throughout this nation and the world is testimony to these overwhelming aspects of John F. Kennedy —he had within him a sense of greatness; he bestowed upon the presidency a literate, a sensitive and even a poetic value. These values were considered by most people to evidence brilliance and genius. It is this that transcends politics and nationality—the tragedy of his untouched capacities.

H. PETER KAROFF

Watertown, Mass.

Sir: I did not vote for John F. Kennedy. But that murderer...

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