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Old 04-14-2013, 11:30 AM
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Hamilton authenticated a few of the JFK papers that were shown to him. I believe it was a small number of them, perhaps 5?
Hamilton did not authenticate the Kennedy papers. He knew more about Kennedy's handwriting and signature than anyone else at the time, and, in fact, was the one who discovered that JFK used an autopen--the first instance of that instrument being used--and identified a number of his secretarial signatures as well. He published his findings in his book The Robot That Helped to Make a President, a classic, but alas, long OOP.
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