Lot #82

Ethel Kennedy Typed Letter Signed

Description

"The bread you cast upon the waters nearly a half-century ago came floating back to bless our country with the ideals of freedom our forefathers envisioned and that you forged into law"

TLS signed “With love, Ethel,” one page, 5.75 x 7.75, Hickory Hill letterhead, December 12, 2001. Letter to Nicholas deB. Katzenbach, in full: "I love knowing the dedication on November 20th was born of your devotion to Bobby and your steadfast commitment to the ideals you shared. The bread you cast upon the waters nearly a half-century ago came floating back to bless our country with the ideals of freedom our forefathers envisioned and that you forged into law. While the Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice is a great honor for Bobby, it is also a tribute to you. Smart, tough, courageous, you rescued an America torn by civil strife. Holding your responsibility sacred and energized by an urgency to right wrongs, you created a real constitutional democracy and made a future where playing fields are equal. It was a time to dare. A season for why nots. I was so happy that you, who shouldered the labor, could share in the glory. In years to come, when our children and our children's children see The Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice chiseled above stately columns, we who were there will remember whose watch it was and offer a silent prayer of thanksgiving." In fine condition. In remembering "a season for why nots," Ethel Kennedy evokes RFK's famous words: 'There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why. I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?' When Robert F. Kennedy resigned as Attorney General to run for the U.S. Senate in 1964, he was succeeded by the Deputy Attorney General, Nicholas Katzenbach (1922-2012). In 1966, Katzenbach became LBJ’s Undersecretary of State, serving until the end of Johnson’s presidency in 1969.

Auction Info

• Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
• Dates: #570 - Ended November 06, 2019

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