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P Scott Corbett Ventura College;Volker Janssen California State University Fullerton;John M Lund Keene State College;Todd PfanneBiblio.com

Johnson, Lady Bird (1912-2007). First Lady of the United States (19631969) as the wife of the 36th President of the United StateBiblio.com

TYPED LETTER SIGNED by LADY BIRD JOHNSON regretting that she won't be able to attend a picnic hosted by her friend Jean Dalrymple.

198799586Stonewall Texas August 25 1987. 1987. Fine. - Over 57 words typed in brown ink on Lady Bird Johnson's 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch cream personal Stonewall Texas stationery illustrated with a vignette of her home in brown at center top. Lady Bird regrets that she can't attend Jean Dalrymple's picnic scheduled for September 6th "An afternoon in the beautiful Connecticut countryside in your company sounds idyllic and I am so disappointed that I will be hemmed in here by other commitments". Signed "Lady Bird" in brown ink. Folded for mailing else fine.As the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson Lady Bird Johnson 1912-2007 was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Notably well-educated for a woman of her time she proved a capable manager and a shrewd investor. After marrying Lyndon B. Johnson in 1934 she used a modest inheritance to bankroll his congressional campaign and then ran his office while he served in the Navy. Her purchase of a television station made the couple millionaires. As First Lady she broke new ground by interacting directly with Congress employing her own press secretary and making a solo electioneering tour. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal the highest U.S. civilian honors.The recipient Jean Dalrymple 1902-1998 was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski Mary Martin Jos Iturbi Andre Kostalanetz Nathan Milstein and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943 serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951 Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Stonewall, Texas, August 25, 1987.

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. · États-Unis175,00 $US≈ 148,07 €

Mathias, Charles McCurdy, Jr (1922-2010). Attorney for the State of Maryland who served as US Congressman and Senator from MarylBiblio.com

TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the U.S. Congressman from Maryland CHARLES McCURDY MATHIAS JR. forwarding background information on the 1966 Civil Rights Act to SPIRO AGNEW who was then the Pro-Civil Rights Baltimore County Executive

1966100848Washington D.C. September 7 1966. 1966. Very good. - Over 180 words typed on his 10-1/2 inch high by 8 inch wide "Congress of the United States" stationery. The Congressman from Maryland Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. writes to then Baltimore County Executive Spiro T. Agnew about the Civil Rights Act of 1966 providing him with information relating to the post-Civil War 1866 Civil Rights Housing Bill passed a hundred year before. "I believe strongly that federal legislation to limit discrimination in the sale of housing has become a moral imperative. I also believe strongly that the Republican Party cannot be true to its past or devoted to its future unless it supports that legislation vigorously and effectively." Signed "Mac". Folded for mailing with staple holes to the top left corner. Else near fine.Together with the retained copy or Spiro Agnew's reply "The material you sent will be used by our Research Staff in the continuing declaration of my stand on the 'Open Housing' aspect of the Act."The American politician and attorney Charles McCurdy Mathias Jr. 1922-2010 served as both a U.S. Congressman from Maryland and U.S. Senator. Aligning with the liberal wing of the Republican Party he supported the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. He authored the "Mathias Amendment" to the unsuccessful 1966 Civil Rights bill on open housing.The then Pro-Civil Rights future Governor of Maryland and Vice President of the United States. Spiro T. Agnew 1919-1996 served as Baltimore County Executive. Washington, D.C., September 7, 1966.

Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. · États-Unis150,00 $US≈ 126,92 €

SANDERS, Everett (1882-1950)Biblio.com

Typed Letter Signed / Unsigned Photograph

40862This Indiana attorney and politician served his state in Congress from 1917 to 1925 then was appointed President Calvin Coolidge's personal secretary during his second term; Herbert Hoover appointed him chairman of the Republican National Committee in 1932 a post he filled until 1934. Brief TLS 1p 6¼" X 9¼" Washington DC 1925 December 12. Very good. Faintly age toned. On "The White House" letterhead Sanders grants a favor to a former Illinois congressman: "I am enclosing not present! a letter which the President has addressed in his own hand to your friend Mr. A.W. Hannah of Chicago. You will appreciate how seldom the President is able to write letters of this kind because of the time it would take. However he was very glad to comply with Mr. Hannah's request made through you. The letter is being sent unfolded in case he should desire to have it framed." Bold full signature in brown ink. Alexander W. Hannah was a Chicago businessman and well-known autograph collector of this period and clearly took advantage of a friendship with an ex-representative to call in a favor. One wonders what it was that President Coolidge wrote out by hand! With original unstamped White House envelope addressed to Hannah. Also accompanied by a superb glossy 8½" X 6½" black and white news agency photograph depicting Sanders and a half dozen men standing around the newly-planted gravestone of Calvin Coolidge. Original mimeographed paper label neatly affixed to verso titles this "In Memoriam -- Republican Leaders Pay Tribute to Coolidge" and dates it 3 August 1934 describing the scene: "Impressive ceremonies were held today. at the gravesite of President Calvin Coolidge to mark the eleventh anniversary of his elevation to the presidency. In this photograph a group of state and national Republican leaders are pictured placing a wreath on the grave of their late leader." It then lists the senators and representatives pictured among them "Everett Sanders former Republican National Committee chairman and secretary to President Coolidge is placing the wreath." A fine pair. unknown

Main Street Fine Books & Manuscripts, ABAA · États-Unis125,00 $US≈ 105,76 €