Description: This listing is for an EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL LOT OF (4) 1960s Cuban Student Directorate leaflets handed out by Carlos Bringuier, the New Orleans delegate of the organization. They are each signed by Bringuier on the front. The leaflets, although brittle from 55+ years of age, are in very good condition. On August 5, 1963, according to Bringuier, Lee Harvey Oswald visited him at his New Orleans clothing store and posed as a friend of the Cuban exiles, offering to join the fight against Castro. The next day, Oswald again visited the store and left his Guidebook for Marines for the absent Bringuier. Bringuier testified to the Warren Commission that he was uninterested in Oswald's offer. On August 9, 1963, Oswald was spotted by Celso Hernandez (a friend of Bringuier) handing out pro-Castro Fair Play for Cuba leaflets at the intersection of Canal Street and St. Charles. Hernandez told Bringuier of Oswald's leafleting and the two of them, along with another anti-Castro militant, Miguel Cruz, decided to confront Oswald over his duplicity. As the Cubans accosted Oswald, a crowd began to gather. Bringuier attempted to incite the crowd with his story that Oswald had tried to join his anti-Castro movement and that Oswald was actually a communist and supporter of Castro. Hernandez grabbed Oswald's leaflets and a fight broke out. Oswald and the three Cubans were arrested for disturbing the peace. After the arrest, Bringuier and his Cuban friends were able to post bail, whereas Oswald was not. Oswald was found guilty, fined $10, and released. On August 21, 1963, Bringuier, along with Ed Butler of INCA, debated Oswald on the radio. I HAVE ATTACHED TO THE LISTING, FOR REFERENCE ONLY, BRINGUIER’S & OSWALD’S MUGSHOTS FROM THE NEW ORLEANS ARREST, PHOTOS OF OSWALD HANDING OUT THE FAIR PLAY FOR CUBA LEAFLETS, AN IMAGE OF ONE OF THE LEAFLETS HE HANDED OUT, AND SCANS OF ORIGINAL FBI AND WARREN COMMISSION DOCUMENTS SHOWING ONE OF BRINGUIER’S LEAFLETS AS IT WAS INCLUDED IN THE WARREN COMMISSION EXHIBITS. Professional and secure USPS Priority Mail shipping is FREE! Thanks for checking out my listing!
Price: 169.99 USD
Location: Bristol, Tennessee
End Time: 2024-09-01T01:17:44.000Z
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President: John F. Kennedy
Term in Office: 1961-63
First Lady: Jacqueline Kennedy (later Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis)
Theme: Politics
Country/Region: United States
