Up for auction a RARE! "Kent State Massacre" Robert White Hand Signed First Day Cover Dated 1962. This item is certified authentic by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate of Authenticity.

ES-5660E

Robert L. White, who was president of Kent State University when National Guardsmen shot to death four students and wounded nine during a protest against the Vietnam War, died Wednesday at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. He was 81 years old. The cause of death was not disclosed. Mr. White's career at the university spanned 44 years. He was president from 1963 to 1971 and retired in 1975. On May 4, 1970, during a protest against the Vietnam War, guardsmen called in by Mayor Leroy Satrom fired on demonstrators. The deaths touched off a wave of protests at college campuses around the nation.