PRESIDENT CALVIN COOLIDGE - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 10/17/1925 - HFSID 30812
Price: $1,200.00
CALVIN COOLIDGE
The President signs a typed letter thanking a Boston newspaperman for
supporting his appointment of a former and future American Legion Commander as
Assistant Secretary of War.
Typed Letter signed: "Calvin Coolidge" as President, 1 page,
7x8¾. Washington, D.C., 1925 October 17. On White House stationery to
James T. Williams, Jr., c/o Boston American, Boston, Massachusetts. In full:
"Thank you very much for your telegram regarding the appointment of
Colonel MacNider. I am glad that your opinion of him coincides with my own. Very
truly yours". Accompanied by unsigned White House envelope (7¼x4¾) with
typed address of Williams, postmarked October 17, 1925.After losing an
election for School Committee in 1905, CALVIN COOLIDGE (1872-1933) never
lost another one. He was Mayor of Northampton, Massachusetts (1910-1911), State
Senator (1912-1915), Lieutenant Governor (1916-1918), Governor (1919-1920), Vice
President (1921-1923) and President (1923-1929). "Silent Cal," as he was
called for his economy of speech, succeeded to the Presidency upon the death of
Warren Harding and won election to his own full term in 1924. Hanford
MacNider (1889-1968) was a decorated veteran of both World Wars. He was twice
National Commander of the American Legion (1921-1922, 1931). He was Iowa's
"favorite son" candidate for the Republican Presidential nomination in 1940.
Coolidge appointed MacNider Assistant Secretary of War. Slightly soiled.
Otherwise, fine condition.
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