TLS, one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 6, 1952. Hoover writes to Sigurd Larmon, president of the powerhouse advertising firm Young & Rubicam. In full: “I do not believe you have the whole Texas story. The State Committee is armed with a multitude of affidavits as to goon squads provided by the CIO, which invaded local Republican meetings and chose delegates for Eisenhower sometimes by violence—and other crooked actions which, I am informed, tell a different story from that of the Eisenhower papers in New York.” In addition to signing, Hoover has also added the handwritten notation “Personal” at the top. The labor unrest to which Hoover alludes was probably related to a nationwide oil strike in May 1952, during which some 90,000 petroleum-industry workers (represented by an unprecedented alliance of 22 major and independent unions, including the C.I.O and the A.F.L.) walked out of their jobs over wage disputes. Mailing fold lightly touching first letter of last name, and a few marginal wrinkles and small stains, otherwise fine condition. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
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