PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED 11/27/1967 - HFSID 51548

RONALD REAGAN
To Walter Annenberg about Nancy: "my most precious asset".
Draft Autograph Letter Signed: "Ron" as Governor of California, 1p, 8½x3. [Sacramento], 1967 November 27. In full: "Mr. Walter Annenberg. Wonder Palms Rd. Cathedral City, Calif. Dear Walter. As usual you gladdened my day & brightened the outlook and I'm grateful. You are also right about my most precious asset. I'm luckier than I deserve to be. Love to your good girl & we'll see you soon." Diagonal red line through text. Date written by Reagan's secretary, Cathy Davis, when she typed the letter from this draft for Governor Reagan's signature. In 1986, publisher, diplomat and philanthropist WALTER ANNENBERG was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by his longtime friend President Reagan, who saluted him for being a pioneer in the use of television for educational purposes. Reagan's "most precious asset" was his wife Nancy. RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004) had two careers: actor and politician. His first movie was Love is on the Air (1937) and his 53rd and last film was The Killers (1964). In 1965, he wrote his autobiography, Where's the Rest of Me?, a line from his role as Drake McHugh in King's Row (1942). Reagan left his job hosting television's Death Valley Days during the 1965-1966 season, when he entered politics. Elected Governor of California in 1966, he was reelected in 1970. Reagan began his campaign for the presidency and narrowly lost the 1976 Republican nomination to Gerald Ford. He was elected President in 1980 and was reelected in 1984. After leaving office in 1989, he wrote his second autobiography, An American Life. On February 6, 2001, Reagan became just the third U.S. President to reach the age of 90 and the nation's longest living President until Gerald Ford (d. 2006) lived 45 days longer. Fine condition.