Kennedy Administration A Roy Ashley United States Marshal Appointment 1961

John F. Kennedy

Ephemera

Kennedy, John F. White House press release announcing the intended appointment of A. Roy Ashley as United States Marshal for the Western District of South Carolina, 1961, records the Kennedy administration’s selection of a principal federal law enforcement officer during the president’s first year in office. United States Marshals served the federal courts by executing court orders, serving federal process, transporting prisoners, and carrying out other judicial enforcement responsibilities. The announcement documents the presidential appointment process through which the administration staffed federal law enforcement offices at the district level.

Office of the White House Press Secretary. Press release announcing President Kennedy’s intention to appoint A. Roy Ashley as United States Marshal for the Western District of South Carolina. Washington, D.C., August 31, 1961. One page, 8.5 x 11 inches. Issued by the Office of the White House Press Secretary, the document formally announces Ashley’s selection for the Western District of South Carolina and preserves the administration’s public notification of the appointment.

Dated during the opening year of Kennedy’s presidency, the release records an appointment to an office responsible for implementing federal judicial authority within South Carolina. Such appointments formed part of the administrative machinery through which a new presidential administration established personnel throughout the federal courts and law enforcement system. In excellent condition. An original White House document recording Kennedy’s selection of a federal marshal in South Carolina in 1961.

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