JAMES J. KILPATRICK - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/03/1968 - HFSID 31871

JAMES J. KILPATRICK
He signed this typed letter in 1968, complaining of the difficulty of finding unspoiled vacation spots.
Typed Letter signed: "James J. Kilpatrick", 1 page, 7¼x10½, affixed to a 9x11½ sheet - 2 surfaces. Woodville, Virginia, 1968 February 3. On personal letterhead to Mrs. Corinne Manning, Washington, D.C. In full: "I have to add an amen to everything you say. I the years I was in Richmond, I used to enjoy summer concerts at a lovely little amphitheater known as Dogwood Dell. By 1964, they had become just about intolerable. There are still a few places out West that are unspoiled, and some parts of New England. But if I have any opportunity in 1968 to take a vacation, it will be back to Positano for my wife and me - or maybe, if the proposed head tax is too steep, we will try Canada and the Gaspe peninsula. Thanks so much for writing." James J. Kilpatrick (1920-2010) was editor of the Richmond News Leader from 1949 to 1966, and thereafter a nationally syndicated columnist. He gained national attention as a defender of segregation in the 1950s, and - though he later modified his views on race - he remained a staunch advocate of state's rights. A staunch advocate of free enterprise and individualism, he opposed excessive law-making and bureaucracy at the state and local, as well as federal, level. For nine years, Kilpatrick was the conservative voice in the "Point Counterpoint" segment of CBS-TV's 60 Minutes. Kilpatrick wrote another column about English style and grammar, publishing in 1985 a book of the same name, The Writer's Art. Positano is a scenic coastal town in southern Italy. Kilpatrick was married to sculptor Marie Louise Pietri from 1942 until her death in 1997. In 1998 he married liberal syndicated columnist Marianne Means. Normal mailing folds. Lightly creased. Back sheet torn irregularly at left edge. Adhesive shows through at all margins.