GOVERNOR JOHN J. GILLIGAN - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 09/08/1972 - HFSID 83659
Sale Price $150.00
Reg. $180.00
JOHN J. GILLIGAN
Signing on his official letterhead as Governor of Ohio
Typed Letter signed: "John Gilligan" as Governor, 1
page, 8½x11. Columbus, Ohio, 1972 September 8. On official letterhead to
Paul J. Friscat, Canton, Ohio. In full: "You may recall that I wrote
you on August 9, expressing my apologies for our inability to locate your
earlier letter and the cover which you sent in to be signed. At long last my
staff has located the cover and you will find it enclosed. [Item not
included.] I do hope you will accept my apologies for the delay. With warmest
personal regard, Sincerely". John J. Gilligan (1921-2013) earned a
Silver Star as a U.S. Navy gunnery officer at Okinawa in World War II.
Gilligan, a Democrat, served Ohio for one term each in the U.S. House of
Representatives (1965-1967) and as Governor (1971-1975). His concession
speech, following his failed bid for re-election as Governor, set a standard for
candor few if any politicians can match: "This election was a personal
repudiation of me." Thereafter he headed the US Agency for International
Development (1977-1979) and then a series of academic policy institutes. When
his daughter Kathleen Sibelius was elected Governor of Kansas in 2002, they
became the first father/daughter governors in US history. Normal mailing folds.
Binding holes on left margin. Light surface creases. Otherwise, fine
condition.
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