GOVERNOR ALF M. (ALFRED) LANDON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/05/1953 - HFSID 251584
Sale Price $250.00
Reg. $320.00
ALF LANDON
He signs a typed letter (1953), making arrangements for a TV
appearance
Typed Letter signed: "Alf M. Landon", 1 page, 7¼ x 10½. Topeka,
Kansas, 1953 October 5. On personal letterhead to Ken Murray, c/o Edgar
Bergen-Ken Murray Productions, Hollywood, California. In full:
"Answering your letter of September 26, any date that fits your schedule
will be satisfactory with me for the fifteen minute television series referred
to in your letter. I am leaving for New York in a few minutes and will be back
Friday night. Outside of that trip, I can fit my plans to yours. I will be glad
to give you and Mr. Bergen a luncheon or dinner if you will let me know what
your schedule is. I thought possibly you might want to meet some of the
newspapermen and radio people here. With kindest regards, Sincerely".
Alfred M. Landon (1887-1987), Governor of Kansas from
1933-1937, was the 1936 Republican candidate for President, losing in a
landslide to President Franklin Roosevelt by 523-8 electoral votes,
carrying only Maine and Vermont. Landon, who made his fortune in the oil
industry, was a moderate Republican who declined FDR's offer of a post in his
Cabinet because Roosevelt wouldn't decline to seek a third term. His daughter,
Nancy Landon Kassebaum, represented Kansas in the U.S. Senate for three terms
(1979-1997). Actor and vaudeville performer Ken Sanders (1903-1988) had a
variety program on radio and early TV (CBS 1950-1953). Normal mailing folds.
Pinhead-size stain near left edge. Accompanied by the original typed envelope.
Fine condition.
Following offer submission users will be contacted at their account email address within 48 hours. Our response will be to accept your offer, decline your offer or send you a final counteroffer. All offers can be viewed from within the "Offer Review" area of your HistoryForSale account. Please review the Make Offer Terms prior to making an offer.
If you have not received an offer acceptance or counter-offer email within 24-hours please check your spam/junk email folder.