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Herbert Hoover Typed Letter Signed on Presidential Nomination

"The busiest day of my life"—Hoover becomes the Republican Party's presidential nominee

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"The busiest day of my life"—Hoover becomes the Republican Party's presidential nominee

TLS, one page, 7 x 10.5, personal letterhead, June 15, 1928. Letter of thanks to Jason Rogers, General Manager of the Kansas City Journal Post. In full: "Please accept thanks for your kind telegram of this morning, which thanks are none the less sincere although about the busiest day of my life of necessity makes this letter brief." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope, as well as Rogers's telegram to Hoover, suggesting strong bipartisan support of his campaign: "Permit me to congratulate you on your nomination to still further serve the United States and the people of the world…millions of Democratic men and women will like myself gladly vote for you in preference to anything that comes out of Houston."

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring John F. Kennedy
  • Dates: April 26, 2024 - May 15, 2024





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