EVERETT M. DIRKSEN - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 09/16/1968 - HFSID 86918
Sale Price $150.00
Reg. $180.00
EVERETT DIRKSEN. TLS: "Everett M. Dirksen" as Republican
Minority Leader, ¼p, 8x10½. Washington, D.C. 1968 September 16. On
his United States Senate letterhead to Mr. Carson C. Hathaway, Silver Spring,
Maryland. In full: "Who knows - I might take up the offer sometime,
for you do indeed make it sound most enticing to live in such a serene
atmosphere. It was a delight to hear from you. With every good wish".
Dirksen died in office on September 7, 1969, less than a year after signing
this letter. Everett McKinley Dirksen (1896-1969) was U.S.
Representative (1933-1949) and U.S. Senator (1951 until his death in
1969) from Illinois. He was the Republican Whip from 1957-1959 and
Minority Leader from 1959-1969. As Minority Leader, Dirksen played a key
role in the passage of the Voting Rights Act (1965) and the Fair Housing Act
(1968). Slightly soiled at lower blank margin. Fine condition.
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