[TWENTIETH CENTURY POLITICIANS AND ACTORS.]
This lot features a collection of correspondence from various Republican and Democratic political figures to Congressman James Roosevelt, 1965-1984. Present are TLSs of CARL ALBERT, OMAR BRADLEY, GEORGE BURNS, ALAN CRANSTON, DOUGLAS FAIRBANKS, JR., HUBERT HUMPHREY, WALTER MONDALE, STROM THURMOND, ARTHUR F. BURNS, J. WILLARD MARRIOTT, ADLAI STEPHENSON, III, and 6 TLSs from Florida Senator and Congressman CLAUDE PEPPER. Pepper was one of the most ardent New Dealers in Congress during FDR's administration, and his letters to James Roosevelt are warm and often reminisces about the elder Roosevelt.
Provenance: From the estate of James Roosevelt.
Estimate:
US$ 800 - 1,200
£530 - 790
620 - 930
Category:
Books
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Books, Maps and Manuscripts
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