ALEXANDER B. TROWBRIDGE - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 06/20/1979 - HFSID 26720

ALEXANDER B. TROWBRIDGE
Alexander Trowbridge, Secretary of State under President Lyndon Baines Johnson, signed this letter on his personalized letterhead from Allied Chemical to an autograph hunter at an Enka, North Carolina radio station. Accompanied by original mailing envelope.
Typed letter signed "Alexander B. Trowbridge/Secretary of Commerce/1967-68" in green ink.1 page, 7¼x10½, on Trobridge's personalized letterhead as vice chairman of Allied Chemical. Morristown, New Jersey, June 20, 1979. Addressed to Mr. George R. Sanders, General Manager of KWJJ Broadcasting Company, Enka, North Carolina. In full: "Dear Mr. Sanders: Thank you for your kind letter of June 16th. I'm pleased to be able to add to your extensive collection, and am honored to be included. With best wishes. Sincerely, A. B. Trowbridge". Lightly creased. Folded twice and unfolded. Fine condition. Accompanied by: Original mailing envelope from Allied Chemical Stationery. 7½x4. Postmarked North Jersey, New Jersey. June 21, 1979. Addressed to Mr. George R. Sanders, General Manager of KWJJ Broadcasting Company, Enka, North Carolina. Normal bank stamps. Envelope has been opened at flap with paper loss on verso (no show-through). Otherwise in fine condition. ALEXANDER TROWBRIDGE (1929-2006) was a Bronze Star-decorated Korean War veteran and oil industry executive before joining the lackluster U. S. Commerce Department in 1965 as an assistant secretary. After boosting the department's morale and traveling widely to promote American commercial interests, he became Secretary of Commerce (1967-1968). At 36, he was the youngest member of President Lyndon Baynes Johnson's cabinet and the youngest Commerce Secretary in history. After suffering a heart attack, Trowbridge resigned his position as Commerce Secretary in 1968 and became a member of many corporate boards and commercial groups, including president of the American Management Association and the National Association of Manufacturers. A longtime Democrat, he also served on commissions under Republican Presidents Richard Nixon and George H. W. Bush.