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    During a newspaper strike in New York City in 1962-1963, President Kennedy received several telegrams from concerned citizens requesting he intervene to end the strike. The telegrams warned that the lack of newspapers in New York could damage businesses, freedom of the press, and the United States' international reputation since the largest city was without news. The citizens sending the messages believed only the President had the power to resolve the issue.

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    During a newspaper strike in New York City in 1962-1963, President Kennedy received several telegrams from concerned citizens requesting he intervene to end the strike. The telegrams warned that the lack of newspapers in New York could damage businesses, freedom of the press, and the United States' international reputation since the largest city was without news. The citizens sending the messages believed only the President had the power to resolve the issue.

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    During a newspaper strike in New York City in 1962-1963, President Kennedy received several telegrams from concerned citizens requesting he intervene to end the strike. The telegrams warned that the lack of newspapers in New York could damage businesses, freedom of the press, and the United States' international reputation since the largest city was without news. The citizens sending the messages believed only the President had the power to resolve the issue.

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    NewspaperStrikeTelegramstoPresidentKennedy,

    19621963

    ThefollowingareexcerptsfromtelegramssenttoPresidentKennedyduringtheNewYorkNewspaper
    Strikein19621963:

    ObtainedfromDaleCressman,BrighamYoungUniversity

    IbelievetheFederalGovernmentisandoughttobeinvolvedinthismatter,fundamentalinanyfree
    society,

    RespectfullyrequestyourendeavourstosettleNewYorknewspaperstrikewhichisinjuringoursmall
    business.

    [Couldinjure]ourbasicConstitutionalfreedoms,namelyFreedomofthePress

    Act.Youwillhavethecountrybehindyou.

    theabsenceofnewspapersalthoughwelcometomanyofusisaseriousblotchonourgeneral
    internationalportraitatpresent.

    thegreatestcityintheworldiswithoutnewsandapparentlyonlyyourhighofficecanbringthis
    unhappysituationtoanend.

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