HENRY CABOT LODGE JR. - AUTOGRAPH - HFSID 32332

HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. signs his name in black ink to letter head with his name imprinted on it.
Signature: "Henry Cabot Lodge", 7¼x10½ sheet imprinted with his name. Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1902-1985), the grandson of Henry Cabot Lodge, began his political career in the Massachusetts state house of representatives (1933-1936) before serving as a Republican U.S. Senator from Massachusetts (1937-1944 and 1947-1952, his terms split due to his service during WWII). Defeated by John F. Kennedy in 1952, Lodge was appointed by President Eisenhower as Chief of the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in 1953. Having both the rank of Ambassador and a position on Ike's Cabinet, Lodge became influential in the formulation of U.S. foreign policy.His exposure during frequent televised UN debates led to his selection as Richard Nixon's running mate for Vice President in 1960, but the ticket lost to Democrats JFK and LBJ. Sent to South Vietnam as Ambassador by President Kennedy and again by President Johnson, Lodge was later dispatched by President Nixon as U.S. Representative at the Paris peace talks on Vietnam. In between Vietnam assignments, he was U.S. Ambassador to Germany. Lodge won the Republican Presidential primary in New Hampshire as a write-in candidate in 1964. Lightly creased with folds, upper horizontal fold at the "L" and "t" of Cabot. Staple holes at corners, lightly soiled above lower horizontal fold. Overall, fine condition.