JACOB K. JAVITS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 12/29/1972 - HFSID 274407

JACOB K. JAVITS
This typed letter is signed by the New York politician in blue ink
Typed Letter Signed: "JK Javits" as U.S. Senator from New York, 1p, 8x10½. Washington, D.C., 1972 December 29. On United States Senate letterhead to Mr. Eugene Miller, Senior Vice President, New York Stock Exchange, Inc., New York, N.Y. In full: "Thank you very much for your letter of December 15th, and for sending along a very informative address by Sidney M. Robbins. I found a description of your seminar extremely interesting, and the Robbins lecture a very well researched summary and analysis of current development. Again, thank you for keeping me informed on these important issues. Sincerely yours". Jacob K. Javits (1904-1986) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1947. He remained in that position until 1954 when he defeated Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. to become New York's Attorney General, the only Republican elected statewide that year. He later served four terms in the United States Senate (1957-1981). A close ally of Governor Nelson Rockefeller, Javits was a strong supporter of civil rights legislation, and often supported the policy initiatives of Democratic Presidents. Afflicted with ALS ("Lou Gehrig's disease), Javits lost the Republican primary in 1980 and also failed in a Liberal Party bid in the general election for the Senate seat. He received a Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1983. Lightly creased with folds, not at signature. Receipt stamp on verso lightly shows through at upper margin. Otherwise, fine condition.