TYPED LETTER TO GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND SPIRO T. AGNEW SIGNED BY HAROLD E. STASSEN ENCLOSING A COPY OF STASSEN'S STATEMENT TO BE PRESENTED AT THE 1968 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.

Published by Piladelphia, PA: July 25, 1968, 1968

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- Letter filling one side of his 10-3/8 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide personalized letterhead with a Fidelity Building address printed at the top. Signed "Harold E. Stassen". Together with a 14-page copy of Stassen's "Statement to the Resolutions Committee" to be presented at the Republican National Convention in Miami on July 29th. Also present is a carbon copy of Agnew's reply. Agnew has penciled "Art" [Art Sohmer, his Chief-of Staff] in the top right corner of the letter. Below Stassen's letter Agnew has penciled notes indicating how he wants the letter to be answered. On the verso is an official stamp showing the date the letter was received. Folded twice for mailing. The bottom left corners of the statement pages are creased. The 3 items were once stapled together at top left. Very good. Stassen congratulates Agnew on his Chairmanship of the Maryland delegation to the Republican National Convention in Miami. He sends Agnew a copy of the statement Staasen is to present to the Resolutions Committee at the Convention on July 29th in case Agnew might want to refer to it. If it turned out to be "appropriate and agreeable for me to meet with the Maryland delegation, I would be glad to do so". He pens a P.S. "You made a lot of sense at Cincinnati!". [Agnew gave a speech at the National Governors' Conference in Cincinnatti, Ohio on July 23, 1968]. Stassen's statement concerns the Vietnam War. He believes it was a big mistake for Johnson and Humphrey to get America so deeply involved in the war and sets out his ideas for how the country should be extricated from this crisis.Harold Stassen [1907-2001] was an American politician who was the 25th Governor of Minnesota. He was the leading Republican candidate for U.S. President in 1948 and considered for a time to be the front-runner. Thereafter he ran for president numerous times, including in 1968, as well as for other offices, and gained a reputation as a perennial candidate.…

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Title
TYPED LETTER TO GOVERNOR OF MARYLAND SPIRO T. AGNEW SIGNED BY HAROLD E. STASSEN ENCLOSING A COPY OF STASSEN'S STATEMENT TO BE PRESENTED AT THE 1968 REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
Author
Stassen, Harold. (1907-2001). American politician who was the 25th Governor of Minnesota. He gained a reputation as a perennial candidate by running numerous times for president as well as for other offices.
Publisher
Piladelphia, PA: July 25, 1968
Publication year
1968
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 25 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.bluemountainbooks.com…

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