PRESIDENT LYNDON B. JOHNSON - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/17/1948 - HFSID 79682

LYNDON B. JOHNSON
Congressman LBJ sends a letter of thanks for the background information for H. R. 2744.
Typed Letter Signed: "Lyndon B. Johnson", 1p, 8x10½. House of Representatives, Committee on Naval Affairs and Joint Committee on Atomic Energy, Washington, D.C., 1948 April 17. To Lt. Col. A. R. Weigel, AFR, Houston, Austin, Texas. In full: "It was good of you to drop me a note along with your questionnaire, and you will see form the enclosures [not present] I am sending you that we thinking along the same lines. I, too, and in favor of H. R. 2744, the bill providing non-disability retirement of reserve and national guard personnel, and I am glad to report that we have already passed it on the floor of the House. Continue to give me the strength that will come from your counsel. With kind regards, I am Sincerely," Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908-1973), the 36th President of the U.S. (1963-1969), had served as U.S. Representative from Texas (1937-1949), U.S. Senator from Texas (1949-1961 -- Senate Majority Whip, 1951-1953; Minority Leader, 1953-1955; Majority Leader, 1955-1961) and JFK's Vice President (1961-1963). When President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, LBJ was sworn in as President aboard Air Force One. In 1964, he was elected for a full four-year term, but did not seek reelection in 1968. Staple holes at upper left corner. Fold creases through signature. Otherwise, fine condition.