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Letter from Pete Seeger to President John F. Kennedy

  • 3/3/1961

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This item is a letter from folk singer Pete Seeger to President John F. Kennedy regarding Seeger’s citation and indictment for contempt of Congress for his refusal to testify fully before the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC) in August 1955.

Citation

This primary source comes from the Collection JFK-6.2: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: White House Central Name File.

National Archives Identifier: 7741350

Full Citation: Letter from Pete Seeger to President John F. Kennedy; 3/3/1961; Seeger: L-Z; Name File, 1/20/1961 – 11/22/1963; Collection JFK-6.2: Papers of John F. Kennedy: Presidential Papers: White House Central Name File,; John F. Kennedy Library, Boston, MA. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/letter-pete-seeger-to-jfk/, February 1, 2026]

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