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ALS signed “RN,” one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, September 26, 1986. Handwritten letter to comedy writer Paul Keyes, in full: "If my eight minutes on Jack Paar was the hit of the show—you deserve the credit. He should send you the 3500 dollars!" In very fine condition. Accompanied by a DVD set which features one of Paar's interviews with Nixon.
Paul W. Keyes (1924-2004) was an Emmy Award-winning comedy writer and producer for some of television's classic shows, including 'The Jack Paar Show,' 'The Dean Martin Comedy Hour,' and 'Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In.' Keyes had been a writer/producer of 'The Jack Paar Show' since it premiered in 1957 as 'Tonight Starring Jack Paar.' Then-Vice President and Mrs. Nixon appeared on the August 25, 1960, Paar telecast during Nixon's presidential campaign against John F. Kennedy. This began a lifelong friendship. Keyes had been writing jokes for Nixon since his 1962 campaign for Governor of California. In January 1968, while working as a writer/producer of 'Laugh-In,' Keyes was put on the Nixon payroll primarily to write light jokes for Nixon to deliver. Keyes is even mentioned on the infamous White House tapes on multiple occasions.
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