HENRY CABOT LODGE JR. - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 07/18/1958 - HFSID 36124

HENRY CABOT LODGE, JR.
U.N. Ambassador writes to Norman Thomas thanking him for the list of leaders who will support a Special Session of the General Assembly.
Typed Letter Signed: "H.C. Lodge" as Ambassador the United Nations, 1p, 8x10. New York, 1958 July 18. To Norman Thomas, Socialist Party nominee for President in 1928, 1932, 1936, 1940, 1944 and 1948. In full: "Thank you for your letter of July 11. The situation in the Middle East has now become so critical that I cannot predict what the next step may be on the Hungarian situation. However, we are keeping thins matter under close review and are glad to have your ideas on it. Thank you for enclosing the list of leaders in Latin America, Asia and Africa who have cabled their support for a Special Session of the General Assembly. I am glad to have this. I enclose a copy of my statement on the new report of the United Nations Special Committee on Hungary. [not included] Sincerely yours," 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. Fold creases not near signature. Paper clip impression at upper left. Fine condition.