TLS signed “W. R. Hearst,” one page, 8.5 x 11, Los Angeles Examiner letterhead, March 1, 1939. Letter to David Warren Ryder. In full: “Many thanks for your complimentary letter. Your kind commendation and friendly interest are highly appreciated.” The reverse of the page bears a printed pictorial comparison of the populations of California, Great Britain, and Italy. A carbon of Ryder’s letter is stapled to Hearst’s, in which he commends Hearst, “in the strongest terms for your speech of Saturday night, which was a most timely, courageous and unanswerable statement of what America’s foreign policy should be.” In fine condition, a bit of light staining along bottom edge. Pre-certified PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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