Description
Richard M. Mosk was a California Court of Appeal Justice who over more than three decades of public service investigated the
assassination of President John F. Kennedy, chaired the Motion Picture Classification and Rating Administration that provides
the parental ratings for motion pictures, and sat on the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal at The Hague, where he served as a judge
from 1981 to 1984 and 1997 to 2001. The Warren Commission was established by President Lyndon B. Johnson on November 29, 1963
and was chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Mosk's papers
consist of correspondence between members of the staff, both personal and professional, clippings, audio and video documentaries,
copies of reports, interviews and speeches all related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Background
Richard M. Mosk (1939-2016) was an associate justice of the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District, Division
Five since 2001 when he was appointed by Gray Davis.The Warren Commission, chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren, was established on November 29, 1963 and was tasked with investigating
the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. On September 24, 1964, the commission presented its final report, consisting
of 888 pages, to President Johnson. The report concluded that Lee Harvey Oswalt acted alone in the assassination of President
Kennedy. Over the years, the commission's report has proven to be controversial and its findings have been challenged by skeptics
and conspiracy theorists.
Extent
9 Linear Feet
9 boxes
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