Lot 533
533. ROBERT F. KENNEDY (1925 - 1968) American politician who successfully managed his brother John's presidential campaign and was later appointed Attorney General. He was assassinated in 1968 while running for president. Extraordinary typed D.S. "Robert Kennedy", 2pp. 4to., [New York, ca. late-1950's], Kennedy's application in Hungarian and English "for Hungarian visas or transit-visas by persons of foreign nationality". The application, rubber stamped: "Cosmos Travel Bureau, Inc./45 West 45th Street/New York 36, N.Y...." at upper left, bears five of the 18 questions with RFK's typed answers: "Profession: Lawyer Washington, D.C...Purpose of visit to Hungary: Journalistic purposes...For how long do you wish to reside in Hungary? Two or three days...Passport date of expiration Dec. 9, 1962...In case of transit visa, country of destination: By automobile from Yugoslavia". This application is undated except for a partial year ("195_"). Fine condition. It is entirely possible that Kennedy sought to "cover" the Hungarian Revolution (1956) as a "journalist" to obtain information on his brother's behalf. $800 - 1,200
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