DONALD W. RIEGLE JR. - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/08/1982 - HFSID 345138

DONALD W. RIEGLE JR.

The American politician from Michigan who served for five terms as a Representative and for three terms as a Senator in the U.S. Congress signs this typed letter in blue felt tip

Typed Letter Signed: “Donald W. Riegle, Jr” in blue felt tip. 8½x11. Place: Washington, District of Columbia. Date: October 8, 1982. Written on United Sates Senate official letterhead. Addressed to: Mr. Tony Costanzo, 80 Kennedy Lane, McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania 15136. In full: “Dear Mr. Costanzo: Thank you for contacting my office requesting an autographed picture. I am enclosing my autographed picture which I hope will be a welcome addition to your collection. Best regards, Sincerely, Donald W. Rielge Jr. DWR/hww. Enclosure”. While a graduate student at Harvard Business School Donald W. Riegle, Jr. (b. 1938)) spent an evening with Richard Nixon, who helped persuade him to run for public office. Following Nixon's advice, Reigle won election to five terms in the US House of Representatives (1967-1976). In 1973, however, unhappy with President Nixon's policies on Vietnam and civil rights, Riegle switched parties from Republican to Democrat. He was subsequently elected to three terms in the US Senate. Riegle was the principal author of extensive new rules on the savings and loan industry, and led the Senate investigation into "Gulf War Syndrome". In 2001, he became head of the Washington, D. C. office of APCO Worldwide, a public relations firm. Lightly toned and creased. Otherwise, fine condition.