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1976/02/04
Ford, Gerald R., 1913-2006
to George D. Vaill re: rumor that his autograph on his arm would become a shrine
Light-hearted piece signed as President. Accompanied by Vaill's sardonic query. Ford had signed Vaill's arm.
GLC02793.112
1976/08/10
to Ruth K. Stroh re: thanking her for support, her research on genealogy
Signed as President on White House stationery.
GLC02793.113
1977/09/20
Carter, James E., 1924-?
to Sarah McClendon re: her "superb questions" at press conferences
Written as President on White House stationery.
GLC02793.114
1981/04/06
Reagan, Ronald, 1911-2004
Postcard of thanks to nurse at hospital
Written as President to a nurse at George Washington University Hospital
GLC02793.115
1982/02/01
to Patti Davis re: thanking her for birthday gift, weather
Written as President on White House stationery to his daughter. Date inferred from content.
GLC02793.116
1982/09/16 ca.
Handwritten drafts of five letters, including one to William F. Buckley, Jr.
Written as President. Date inferred from contents; one of the letters, to Jim Curtis, was discovered by a previous owner to be dated September 16, 1982. A series of written drafts on yellow paper intended for his secretary. Although the letter to...
GLC02793.117
1989/02/08
Bush, George, 1924-2018
to Dennis Fogle re: telling his paddleball buddies "I'm ready"
Written as President
GLC02793.118
1990/04/25
to Dr. F. Terry Hambrecht re: enjoying "The Toy Shop" and a story of Lincoln
GLC02793.119
1951/02/02
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
to Dean Acheson re: uncomplimentary wax statue at Mme Tussaud's museum
Goes with GLC 2793.091
GLC02793.120
1949/11/28
to Dean Acheson re: thanking him for seeing him off for vacation
Written as President on "Flying White House" stationery. Accompanied by a typed transcript of Acheson's reply. Acheson was Secretary of State.
GLC02793.090
1959/11/14 ca.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969
to Delores Moaney re: birthday greetings to her
Signed as President either in 1959 or 1960. With Moaney (Eisenhower's valet) TNS 10/14/1985 stating this was the only handwritten letter she received from Ike.
GLC02793.098
1967/07/07
Johnson, Lyndon B., 1908-1973
to Juanita Roberts re: her health and wishing her well
Written as President on White House stationery. Signed "LBJ" Written on White House stationary.
GLC02793.104
1974 ca.?
Quoting himself upon assuming the presidency re: prayers
"... I ask you to confirm me as your President by your prayers." The statement Ford made at the time of his suceeding Richard Nixon.
GLC02793.110
1 October 1949
Pardon related: commuted sentence for Arthur R. McCleary (c/s Peyton Ford)
No conviction mentioned
GLC02866
circa 1962
Harris & Ewing, fl. 1905-1977
[Portrait of Supreme Court Justices]
Formal group portrait of the Supreme Court Justices in robes. Signed by justices William O. Douglas, Hugo L. Black, Earl Warren, Felix Frankfurter, Tom Clark, Charles E. Whittaker, John Marshall Harlan, William J. Brennan Jr., and Potter Stewart.
GLC02929.02
6 December [1951?]
Needham, Mary, 1883-?
Letter by Henry Needham's widow
Needham, a journalist for Collier's was killed in a plane crash while covering WWI.
GLC03663.05
16 July 1963
Kennedy, John Fitzgerald, 1917-1963
Pardon of Otelia Pendergast re: convicted of violation of section 265
GLC03590
1946/01/09
to Sir John Anderson
A brief letter thanking Anderson (Chairman of the Advisory Committee to the [British] Government on Atomic Energy) for a note and calendar, mentioning the "constructive results from atomic energy."
GLC04935.03
1959/06/02
to James M. Pendergast
With postscript: "You've always had your say & I've had mine & I am as fond of you as I always have been."
GLC04935.02
1956
Profiles in Courage
First edition, published by Harper & Brothers. Inscribed to Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. and signed by Kennedy. Written during a period of convalescence, Senator Kennedy highlights the great courage and integrity of eight past senators. Kennedy's...
GLC05107
18 February 1969
Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom, 1926-2022
Pardon for Brian L. Butcher convicted of uninsured use of motor vehicle
GLC03934
05 May 1958
to William F. C. Ewing re gathering support for plan to modernize Defense Dept.
Typed on White House stationery and signed in initials, "D.E." Interestingly, Eisenhower compares the intended role for the Sec. of Defense to "corporate practices" and closes by noting "I am sending this letter, or one nearly identical, to a number...
GLC03862
1973/09/10
Nixon, Richard M., 1913-1994
to Sue Taurog
Nixon thanks Taurog, the wife of filmmaker Norman Taurog, for her friendship and support at a 23 August 1973 news conference. At that conference, Nixon announced the resignation of Secretary of State William Rogers and the nomination of Henry...
GLC04675.34
1972/08/27
[Richard Nixon photograph inscribed to Norman Taurog]
An official White House photograph inscribed to Taurog and signed by Richard Nixon. Shows Nixon shaking hands with someone (possibly Taurog) with Henry Kissinger in the background on the right. Date based on Nixon's inscription.
GLC04675.35.01
1980
[Jimmy Carter]
Photograph of President Carter, inscribed to Norman Taurog. Signed by Carter. Accompanied by GLC04675.36.01.
GLC04675.36.02
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