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Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004 to Richard Hubler

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05508.210.01 Author/Creator: Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 18 July 1967 Pagination: 1 p. 27.9 x 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Reagan offers condolence to Hubler after his son was killed in a car accident. He writes that there is a divine scheme that humans cannot understand, so "we can only have faith that we'll be helped and strength will be given to us in our hour of greatest need."

Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004

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