Typed Letter Signed President: Manuscripts & Paper Collectibles (34 results)

about the success of Wesker's appeal for "books for Cuba", saying that they "have been packed and will be despatched to Cuba within a week or two", 1 side 4to., 27 Bishops Road, N.6, 16th October.

saying he has wanted to write to her "to tell you how very specially I like and enjoy your little volume 'Sketches in Verse' ", for "its classical finish. The themes are much to my mind, but the treatment is even more so. The blending too of Rome and London, of the Latin lands and seas with Somerset, has a special attraction for me . for instance 'The Manor House' and 'Tivoli' side by side, make a peculiarly delicious blend", withan obituary notice of Warren from the 'Spectator', 14th June 1930, "As an undergraduate he was . a brilliant classical scholar . When he became Professor of Poetry . he astonished many persons who had not been aware of the wideness of his reading or the power of his enthusiasm", the letter 1 side 4to., Magdalen College, 21st February, light traces of old transparent tape in blank margins.

1p., 12mo. In good condition, lightly aged. He begins by acknowledging Armstrong's letter: 'I assure your Committee that I appreciate the honour they do me by asking me to become a Vice-President of the Golders Green Literary Society.' He has for some time felt that in the interest of his health he must 'enter no fresh engagements for a while', and therefore does not feel 'able to accept even this one, which I am sure would be pleasanter than most'. He ends by offering his 'sincere regrets'.

Paper. Condition: Collectible-Fine. First Edition. Original TLS dated November 7, 1969 with the authentic signature of Hubert H. Humphrey, Minnesota's "Happy Warrior" who was U.S. Vice President under Lyndon Johnson. Provenance: from the collection of Lee Saegesser, Chief Archivist from 1967 until 1997 in the Washington, DC NASA Headquarters History Office. Certificate of Authenticity available if desired. The letter is clean and bright, with 3 folding creases. Size: 10 1/4" by 7 1/4". SIGNED. Manuscript.

about "A Dictionary of Cat Lovers", written by Lord Aberconway's mother Christabel (d. 1974) and inscribed by her to Sir Winston Churchill, and offering Ł100 (31st January 1985), he apologises for having missed Farmer owing at the last minute to "the Memorial Service to Peter Chance, a great friend . and chairman of Christie's" but praising the book's "excellent condition . no one was able to point out to my mother any lover of cats in history, mythology, literature or . art, which she had not included", together 2 sides folio, 40 Lowndes Street, London, 31st January & 11th February.

Condition: Good. 4to. 1 Portfolio (12 Folders) in Slipcase. Letterpress on Deckled Wove, illustrations & photographs (mounted). Very Good. With 3 TLS & Signed Dedication inside cover.Designed and printed by Harold Seeger and Albert Sperisen at the Black Vine Press.Contents: 1. The Tallac, Lake Tahoe, by E.B. Scott --2. The Calaveras Big Trees Hotel, by R.C. Wood --3. Yosemite's Cedar Cottage, by C.P. Russell --4. Napa Soda Springs, by E.M. Kahn --5. Hot Springs Hotel, Calistoga, by O. Lewis --6. The Geysers, Sonoma County, by J.A. Hussey --7. Hotel Del Monte, by J.D. Hart --8. Tassajara Hot Springs, by E.M. Coulter --9. Paso Robles Hot Springs, by W.W. Robinson --10. Santa Barbara and the Arlington Hotel, by W.E. Gledhill --11. The Sierra Madre Villa, by A. Shumate --12. Hotel del Coronado, by D.A. Charnock.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. quarto, 1page, in very good clean condition. No recipient named, but likely sent to Frank Wilson, an upstate New York Assemblyman, urging him to reject repeal of the so-called żLusk Lawsż ż remnants of the first American żRed Scareż that followed World War I. In 1919, the Lusk Committee of the New York Legislature ż formally the żJoint Legislative Committee to Investigate Seditious Activitiesż ż began investigating Revolutionary Radicalism by raiding New York offices maintained by the Russian Bolshevik Government, determined to show that the I.W.W. and other American left wingers were inspired to promote żseditiousż violence against the US government by Soviet Russian agents. This dovetailed with the Palmer Raids of 1919 and 1920, conducted by Attorney General Mitchell Palmerżs Justice Department which arrested radicals and anarchists, 500 of whom, being foreign citizens, were deported from the U.S. As further follow-up, in 1921, the New York Legislature passed laws to insure that the public would be educated about the dangers of the Communist and Radical Menace. But the hysteria had faded by the time Democrat Al Smith was elected Governor of New York in 1922. He supported Democrats in the Legislature who proposed repeal of the żLusk Lawsż. These included the requirement that public school teachers and even private schools supported by religious denominations swear loyalty żto our form of governmentż and not advocate its overthrow by force or violence. The Allied Patriotic Societies, supposedly representing 53 żpatriotic organizationsż, opposed the repeal because of the żcontinued existence of revolutionary and seditious propaganda.ż Braman, who headed the group, was a Boston and New York banker with extensive Western investments, a confidant of the late President McKinley who had given his yacht to the US Government for military purposes during the Spanish-American War and allowed his 800 acre Maine estate to be used as a hospital for wounded soldiers. Bramanżs efforts were in vain. With the active support of Governor Smith, the Lusk laws were repealed.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. American labor leader David Dubinsky (1892-1982) typed and signed this brief, perfunctory letter on an 11" x 8 1/2" sheet of "International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union" imprinted stationery. In this 1948 letter, Dubinsky writes to Miss Rose Lacher, of Lacher Blouse & Novelty Company in New York, stating that he will not be joining her project because: "I am on the committee of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial Foundation and as such feel I should not participate in any other project of a Roosevelt nature except those undertaken by the Foundation itself." Dubinsky served as president of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) between 1932 and 1966, took part in the creation of the CIO and was one of the founders of the American Labor Party and the Liberal Party of New York. Condition: Toning along right margin, mailing fold lines, generally very good condition with a neat, bold signature. Signed by Author(s).

(1900-1991, 'Cellist, Hospital Almoner and Art Collector), saying he would be "delighted to join you for lunch and see your collection, but would prefer this to be after Christmas" and "the end of term rush", (16th December 1957), thanking him for the lunch, and giving "a short list of painters", based on the Royal Portrait Painters' Exhibition, "who had at one time or another produced successful portraits and reasonably good pictures as well . Nothing guaranteed!", and naming "Bernard Adams, Norman Hepple, Paul Wyeth, Peter Rogers, Herbert Holt, John Ward", (18th February 1958), 1 side 8vo and 1 side 4to, as from Royal College of Art, 23 Cromwell Road S.W.7., 1957 and.

(1904-1992, violinist) headed "To All the Academicians of St. Cecilia", thanking "my Colleagues who have been so good as to elect me to this high and honorable post", begging them "to maintain the closest contacts with this Presidency, openly communicating suggestions, observations, and criticisms which will always receive the greatest consideration on my part", and hoping that the Academy may become "through its Fellows, and also through all the musicians of Italy, a centre to which every vital force of our art may turn", 1 side folio, National Academy of St. Cecilia, Rome, 2nd March.

in New York, informing him "that the General Assembly of the Academicians of St. Cecilia, at its meeting of the 3rd February, has elected you Honorary Academician", and sending him his "warmest congratulations", 1 side folio, National Academy of St. Cecilia, Via Vittoria 6, Rome, 4th February slight tear in margin The St. Cecilia Society, founded by Palestrina in the 16th century, became an Academy for promoting Church Music under Pius IX in 1847. Bustini studied and spent most of his working life there, and continued to teach after his time as president.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Quarto, one page, old folds, in good clean, legible condition. A form letter, sent by the National Negro Insurance League, to African American Insurance companies seeking enrollment in their organization. ?Dear Sir:- I am sending you by this mail a copy of the Constitution of the National Negro Insurance League. This organization is one of the affiliated bodies of the National Negro Business League of which Dr. Booker T. Washington is President, and it is the hope of the organizers that every insurance man in the country will become a member. We must co-operate if we expect to have success. Please let us have your application for membership which will only cost you one dollar. This will enroll you as an active member and will entitle you to the benefit of all investigations and reports made by the organization. Arrangements have already been made for the publication of a weekly column in the Eastern Observer of Montclair, N.J. Prominent white and colored insurance men are now sending in contributions on important subjects. These columns will be open to all members and the editor W. P. Burrell, will receive and publish articles. Let us hear from you by return mail. W.P. Burrell ? The National Negro Business League (NNBL) was an American organization founded in Boston in 1900 by Booker T. Washington to promote the interests of African-American businesses. The mission and main goal of the National Negro Business League was "to promote the commercial and financial development of the Negro." It was recognized as "composed of negro men and women who have achieved success along business lines". It grew rapidly with 320 chapters in 1905 and more than 600 chapters in 34 states in 1915. In 1966, the League was renamed and reincorporated in Washington D.C. as the National Business League. It remains in operation. The National Negro Business League (NNBL) was established in Boston, Massachusetts in 1900 by Booker T. Washington. The effort was supported by industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The organization was formally incorporated in 1901 in New York, and established 320 chapters across the United States. In May 1913, a respected Black journalist, Ralph Waldo Tyler was elected as the first National Organizer of the NNBL. Tyler's role was to travel throughout the Southern United States and document the state of negro businesses and encourage enrollment in the NNBL. The League included Negro small- business owners, doctors, farmers, other professionals, craftsmen, etc. Its goal was to allow business to put economic development at the forefront of getting African-American equality in the United States. Business was the main concern, but civil rights came next. In 1905 the Nashville, Tennessee, chapter protested segregation in local transit with a boycott. Booker T. Washington felt that there was a need for African Americans to build an economic network and allow that to be a catalyst for change and social improvement. Also, extant press releases indicate that "the League organized the National Negro Business Service to 'help the Negro business men of the country solve their merchandising and advertising problems,' promoted advertising in Negro newspapers and magazines, and 'influenced . . . national advertisers to use Negro publications in reaching this importantly valuable group of people with its tremendous purchasing power.'? After the death of Booker T. Washington in 1915, the League was headed by his successor at Tuskegee, Robert Russa Moton. Albon L. Holsey, an executive at Tuskegee, was executive secretary of the League. Other leaders in 1922-23 were John L. Webb, treasurer (succeeding Charles H. Anderson), and Charles Clinton Spaulding, head of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co. in Durham, North Carolina. Affiliated professional organizations included: the National Negro Bankers Association, the National Negro.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. In this brief, friendly letter dated August 15, 1931, Vice President Charles Curtis says in part: "My dear Beach: I have your letter of recent date, was very glad to hear from you and assure you greatly appreciate your kind expressions. I was sorry to miss my New England trip. Had everything ready to start when a personal business matter came up which prevented me from going. I know you look back with a great deal of pleasure on the days you spent as a minister in the small town in Nebraska." Typed on a 10 1/2" x 8" sheet of "The Vice President's Chamber" imprinted stationery. Charles Curtis (1860-1936) served as Vice President under Herbert Hoover from 1929 to 1933. Curtis was a member of the Kaw Nation and was the first person with Native American ancestry to reach either of the highest offices in the federal executive branch. Earlier in his career he served as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kansas (1893-1907) and as a U.S. Senator from Kansas (1915-1929). Condition: Mailing fold lines, the letter had been stored in one of those ubiquitous "sticky" page photo albums and the glue from the page has migrated to the recto of the letter leaving light tidy stripes, otherwise very good condition with a neat, bold signature. Signed by Author(s).

Unbound. Condition: Very good+ condition. First Edition. One page typed letter, signed by the president of C. F. Hathaway Co. Ellerton Marcel Jette. Written to Mr. William Hodapp of the National Broadcasting Co. and sent to Hodapp in Paris, France on August 26, 1953. The letter is personal, and refers mostly to Hodapp's trip to Scotland, England and Paris. It is signed by Jette "Jet." There are several pencil notations by the recipient on the back of the letter. Business; Fashion. Signed by Author(s).

(1889-1963, Mediaevalist, President of St John's College) saying that he is "so glad that you like our Exhibition. I was delighted to receive your invitation and was about to write an enthusiastic acceptance, but alas, it was pointed out to me that I shall be so horribly busy then with the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition and the Opening of Dulwich Gallery on the 27th of April that I just would not be able to get to Oxford ." but thanking him for the invitation, 1 side 8vo., 117 Gloucester Place, Portman Square headed paper, 28th April Kelly was a favourite painter of the Royal Family. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1930, was the Academy's Keeper from 1943 45, and served as its President from 1949 54. Kelly held a number of official positions, such as his membership of the Royal Fine Arts Commission, 1938 43, and was knighted in 1945. The artist John Napper (1916 2001) worked as his assistant. In 1950 he was elected to the National Academy of Design as an Honorary Corresponding Academician.

Condition: Near Fine. 1 typed letter on Office of the Vice President letterhead with eagl watermark, signed by Richard Nixon, dated 7 July 1953. Nixon was sending forms to Bryan F. LaPlante, Chief, Washington Area Security Operations, Atomic Energy Commission, to obtain a "Q" clearance for Christian A. Herter, Jr., who was to join Nixon's staff. Bears stamp of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission in lower corner. Christian A. Herter, Jr. (1919-2007), had served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives until his father, Christian A. Herter, Sr., was elected governor in 1953. Later that year he became an aide to Vice President Richard Nixon, travelling to Asia with him. In the 1960s he joined Mobil Oil, becoming Vice President in 1967. In 1970, then President Nixon appointed him deputy assistant secretary of state for environmental and population affairs. In Near Fine Condition: lightly creased; one small spot near left-hand edge; otherwise, clean and solid.

Condition: Near Fine. 1 typed letter, signed by President Herbert Hoover, on his personal stationery. Thanking Mrs. Joseph W. Jones of Bristol, Tennessee, who had sent a $10 donation to the Boys' Clubs of America in response to Hoover's appeal in the organization's behalf. Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. After leaving the presidency, he and his wife had lived at Palo Alto, California. Following her death in 1944 he relocated to New York City; the address on this letter is 420 Lexington Ave., NYC. In Near Fine Condition: two horizontal folds; light additional creasing; clean and solid.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Thirty-first President of the United States Herbert Hoover (1874-1964) signed this brief note to an admirer on August 19, 1933 [several months after leaving office]. The message reads: "I wish to thank you for your friendly note of birthday greeting. It was thoughtful of you to remember my birthday, and I want you to know that I appreciate it." Hoover s presidency is remembered for the beginning of the Great Depression, with the stock market crash occurring only eight months into his first year. He served one term, losing the presidency to Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the election of 1932. Typed on a 10 3/8" x 7 1/4" sheet of Hoover's personal stationery. Condition: Fold lines, mounting remnants on verso, otherwise very good condition with a large, bold signature. Signed by Author(s).

1p, 4to. In fair condition, lightly aged, folded twice, with staple holes to one corner. In envelope, carrying facsimile of Nixon's signature and printed 'Office of the Vice President | Washington', with typed address to 'Mr. Hugh Burnett | The British Broadcasting Corporation | Lime Grove, London, W. 12 | England'. The letter carries a good strong signature in black ink, with the merest of smudges coming outwards from the left-hand side. Nixon begins by thanking Burnett for his note of 1 December, and wishes to tell him 'how much I enjoyed having the opportunity to appear on BBC's "Press Conference."' He reports that 'members of my staff who were with us in London felt they had never seen a better production. Several who have been with me during campaigns when I appear more frequently on television said that this was the best picture they had seen of me!' He considers his 'brief visit to London' to be 'one of the most memorable trips in all of our travels of the past five years and you may be sure that both Mrs. Nixon and I are hopeful that we shall have the opportunity to return to England again in the future.' Burnett is best-remembered as producer of the groundbreaking BBC TV series of interviews by John Freeman, 'Face to Face'.

Single Sheet. Condition: Near Fine. Original Letter. 6 5/8 X 10 1/2 Inches. Typed Letter Signed by President Richard Nixon. On his personal "Woodcliff Lake" stationery. Letter addressed to noted autograph collector and Nixon pen-pal, Bill Breseman. In part: "As the 1980's come to an end, Mrs. Nixon and I want you to know how much we appreciated your remembering us so generously and thoughtfully during the Christmas season. We want to take this opportunity to extend our best wishes to you for the new year and the decade of the nineties." Boldly signed by President Nixon. Signature has been compared to all known autopen specimens, of which it matches none.

No Binding. Condition: Good. In this straightforward thank you note, Coolidge writes in full: "Dear Sir:- Please accept my thanks for sending me the photograph which accompanied your letter. It was very kind indeed of you to think of it. With kindest regards, I am Very truly yours". Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933) became Vice President under Warren Harding in 1921, then rose to the presidency upon Harding's sudden death in 1923. Coolidge is remembered for his stalwart support of racial equality and his laissez-faire approach to government. Typed on an 11" x 8 1/2" sheet of stationery imprinted "Calvin Coolidge Northampton Massachusetts".  Condition: Mailing fold lines, letter is still adhered to a sheet from one of those ubiquitous "sticky" page photo albums. The glue from the page has migrated to the recto of the letter leaving tidy, vertical stripes. In general good condition with large, bold signatures. Signed by Author(s).

saying that he "could not find time to dictate an article if my life depended upon it, but I am none the less obliged to you for your thought of me .", 1 side 4to., State of New Jersey Executive Department headed paper, 28th April Wilson won the 1910 Democratic nomination for governor of New Jersey, and was elected as a fresh reformer, holding office from 1911 to 1913. His prominence as governor and in the national media induced his presidential campaign in 1912.

in London, thanking him warmly for "the cutting from the Sunday Dispatch . I see now we have friends in common whom I greatly value, something which accentuates my fellow feeling for your expressions of solidarity and good wishes, which, I hope, will be fulfilled without delay", he continues "The Sunday Dispatch has never interviewed me, so that the reporting is pure invention, the product of the weak and dishonest mind of the journalist Osborne, who tried unsuccessfully to question me in Seville and just now in Torremolinos . this unfounded account . has a basis of truth only when he states convincingly that I have not abandoned the struggle", ending "I am at your service . may I offer my best wishes and a warm embrace", 1 side 11" x 8˝", Hotel El Pinar, Torremolinos, Málaga, Spain, 20th February Perón took a leading part in the army revolt of 1943, achieving power and great popularity with the masses with his 'third way' between capitalism and communism. In 1938 he had looked closely with some admiration at Mussolini and Hitler for the courses they were steering between the two. At that time Flockhart was a young man of 18 and, no doubt with similar motives, was attached to the British Union of Fascists. Perón spent 1955-1973 in exile but in constant touch with his supporters.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 24.1*15.9cm, 2 pages, on letterhead of the John Day Company, with original envelop. Signed by Richard Walsh, on January 31, 1939, about a story which the letter recipient has submitted, "I really should like to talk to you about the story. Both Mrs. Walsh [Pearl S. Buck] and I read it and it moved us a great deal. It is beautifully written, as all your things are, and the theme is magnificent! it seems to have a major defect, in that the motivation is not wholly clear.I think the reader rather expects you to show plainly what the man's psychological difficulty is, and to my mind you don't do that.". Signed by Author(s).

Quarto (265 × 203 mm), one page, on gilt-embossed State of New York, Executive Chamber, Albany ('Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor') letterhead, 15 April 1932. Folded for posting (with one crease through the signature); paper a little unevenly tanned, with a few light marks; slight loss to two corner tips; a few short edge tears sealed with tissue-paper on the verso; overall in good condition. Offered with a print-out of a lengthy article (ten pages quarto) on Roosevelt by Barry Jones; it was written as part of a series published in the Melbourne 'Sunday Herald-Sun' newspaper. 'When I began writing this series, I had not decided who was the most important of the Ten Greatest Lives of the 20th Century. Reluctantly, even grudgingly, I came to recognise that it was Franklin Delano Roosevelt'. Provenance: Collection of The Hon Barry Jones AC.

thanking him for his letter and for sending him "a copy of your speech on the occasion of the Annual Banquet of the Canadian Manufacturer's Association, and making mention also of the article published in regard to me in . the New York Times. I am greatly pleased that you retain such kindly memories of your sojourn in Italy during the recent Congress of the International Chamber of Commerce, and we are particularly grateful for your flattering appreciation in regard to my Country and to the policy of re-establishment pursued by the National Fascista Government which I have the honour to preside over .", 2 sides A4, Ministry of Foreign Affairs headed paper, 3rd September As Prime Minister, the first years of Mussolini's rule were characterised by a right-wing coalition government composed of Fascists, nationalists, liberals, and two Catholic clerics from the Popular Party. Mussolini's domestic goal was the eventual establishment of a totalitarian state with himself as supreme leader (Il Duce). He favored the complete restoration of state authority, with the integration of the Fasci di Combattimento into the armed forces. In political and social economy, he passed legislation that favoured the wealthy industrial and agrarian classes. Together with a Typed Letter Signed from Eugene Bonardell, the Consul General of Italy in Ottawa to Shaw sending thanks on behalf of Mussolini.

President and Chairman of the Board of The Riggs National Bank, saying that he had indeed been "thoughtful to send the two copies of your 'Washington Portrait' brochure. It is a beautifully composed series, and Mrs Eisenhower and I will enjoy glancing at the lovely photographs from time to time. Thank you, as well, for your kind congratulations ." he ends that he is "looking forward to seeing your very soon for another round of golf .", 1 side 4to., The White House headed paper, 20th February Riggs Bank was a bank headquartered in Washington, D.C. For most of its history, it was the largest bank headquartered in that city. It was known for handling the personal financial affairs of many U.S. Presidents and many embassies in Washington, D.C. Twenty-three U.S. Presidents or their families banked at Riggs, including Martin Van Buren, John Tyler, Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon.

No Binding. Condition: Good. Typed letter signed. One page, on White House letterhead, dated January 15, 1902, addressed to American poet Louise Imogen Guiney at Oxford, England: "My dear Miss Guiney: Your letter pleases me, and I thank you for it. When you come back here, do come to Washington and let me see you. Faithfully yours, Theodore Roosevelt." The typewriter ink has bled, blurring the letters; some toning to the stationery.

TAFT, William Henry. 27th President of the United States. Typed Letter Signed by President Taft, dated March 11, 1918. To William G. Sharp, the US Ambassador to France. 2 pages on official American Red Cross letterhead, 7 x 5.5 in. After Taft left the Presidency, he became Chairman of the American Red Cross and modernized the organzation alongside Mabel Boardman. He writes that Boardman "really founded the Red Cross, and brought it to its efficient organization for peace purposes," a sly reference the foundation's mismanagement under Clara Barton's leadership. This letter comes almost one year after the US entered the war in May 1917, and details some of the careful ways in which the organization sought to grow its international relief efforts. Under the leadership of Taft and Boardman, by the end of the war in November 1918, some 8 million volunteers were assigned to service corps at Red Cross chapters and nearly one-third of the U.S. population was either a donor to the organization or serving as a volunteer. Original fold lines. Very good condition. In full: "My dear Ambassador: This will introduce to you Miss Mabel T. Boardman, of Washington. Miss Boardman really founded the Red Cross, and brought it to its efficient organization for peace purposes down to the beginning of our participation in the war. She is a member of the National Executive Committee of the Red Cross, and she is also the head of the Washington Chapter, which on the whole is the most thorough-going and successful Chapter in the country. With the sanction of the Chairman of the War Council, Mr. Davison, and of me as Chairman of the Central and Executive Committees, she visits France as a Red Cross observer, to bring home to us information as to how we can improve, if possible, the Red Cross functions abroad. I need not comment on Miss Boardman's great ability, high character and charming personality, because they go without saying. I speak of knowledge of all of this, because I have had the pleasure of knowing her or many years, and have been associated with her in her Red Cross work. I bespeak from you your courteous assistance and attention for Miss Boardman. It is gratifying to me to be able to make her known to you. Sincerely yours, W.H. Taft".

No Binding. Condition: Fine. LYNDON B. JOHNSON He signs a typed letter to Mr. Stan Witwer, Associate Editor of the St. Petersburg Times Typed Letter Signed: "Lyndon B. Johnson" on United States Senate Office of the Democratic Leader stationary, 1 page, 6x7. Washington, D.C., March 25, 1955. To Mr. Stan Witwer, Associate Editor of the St. Petersburg Times. In full: "Dear Mr. Witwer: Thank you very much for sending me your editorial on the Reciprocal Trade Agreements. I agree with you that the situation concerning reciprocal trade is very serious and that we must approach the promlem not from any selfish standpoint, but from the standpoint of preserving and defending our Nation and the free world. Sincerely, Lyndon B. Johnson" Authentically signed Presidential Johnson are scarce. This letter is particularly salient in light of current national trade issues. Fine condition. Signed by Author(s).