TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 6.25 x 8, United States Senate letterhead, June 7, 1957. Kennedy writes to Margaret Coit at Farleigh Dickinson University. In full: “It was very good of you to send congratulations upon the award of the Pulitzer Prize to ‘Profiles in Courage.’ Needless to say, I was most gratified by the announcement; and the pleasure of it all was heightened by the generous messages I received from you and other friends. Thanks for thinking of me—but don’t count on a repeat performance! With every good wish.” Kennedy crossed out the opening “Miss Coit” and replaced it with “Margaret,” and also added a handwritten postscript: “When are we going to meet again?” Six years earlier, in 1951, Coit, a historian, herself won the Pulitzer Prize in Biography for John C. Calhoun: American Portrait. A few faint, tiny spots, otherwise fine condition. LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
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