ARLEN SPECTER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/12/1993 - HFSID 266071

ARLEN SPECTER
He writes to fellow Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. The letter is directly from the sale of Senator Moynihan's estate.
Typed Letter signed: "Arlen" as U.S. Senator, 1 page, 6¼x8½. On his personal Senate letterhead. Washington, D.C., 1993 July 12. To Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan. In full: "I very much appreciated your note. It's a good feeling to know that your colleagues are thinking about you. My Best." Postscript in signer's hand: "Pat - Thanks for your admonition not to come in for the budget vote. You were right." Arlen Specter (1930-2012), who was assistant counsel to the Warren Commission investigating the assassination of President Kennedy, represented Pennsylvania in the U.S. Senate from 1981 to 2011. He formerly chaired the Select Committee on Intelligence (1995-1997) and the Committee on Veterans Affairs. A political centrist Specter survived a tough Republican Primary against a more conservative challenger in 2004. He became a Democrat in 2009, claiming that the Republican Party had moved too far to the right. He lost the Democratic Senate primary in 2010 to a more liberal challenger, who then lost in the general election to a more conservative Republican (Pat Toomey). DIRECTLY FROM THE SALE OF THE ESTATE OF DANIEL PATRICK MOYNIHAN (1927-2003) who represented New York in the U.S. Senate from 1977-2001. Estate inventory numbers and notes (unknown hand) at margins. Date stamp on verso shows through faintly at postscript. Paper clip impression at upper left.