ASSOCIATE JUSTICE JOHN M. HARLAN JR. - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/09/1956 - HFSID 146658
Sale Price $295.00
Reg. $360.00
JOHN M. HARLAN, JR.
He writes to Governor Theodore R. McKeldin, saying he does not
sponsor any outside organizations or functions
Typed letter signed: "John M. Harlan" as Associate Justice,
1p, 5½x8½. Supreme Court, Washington, D.C., 1956 April 9. To Governor
Theodore R. McKeldin, Annapolis, Maryland. In part: "I have made it a
firm rule not to sponsor for any outside organizations or functions. My wife and
I otherwise would have been very pleased to accept your invitation to join the
Honorary Committee for the Ball in honor of the Ambassador of Israel and Mrs.
Eban....". JOHN M. HARLAN, JR. (1899-1971), appointed Associate
Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, was
sworn in on March 28, 1955, following in the footsteps of his grandfather and
namesake, John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911), who served as an Associate
Justice from 1877-1911. The younger Harlan had previously served as a
Judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals, 2nd Circuit, from 1954-1955. He
retired from the Supreme Court on September 23, 1971, just three months
before his death on December 29, 1971. ABBA EBAN (1915-2002) was
Israel's first U.N. Ambassador (1948-1959), Ambassador to the U.S. (1950-1959)
and Foreign Minister (1966-1974). Fine condition.
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