PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 283377

RONALD REAGAN
President Ronald Reagan wrote a short letter in this printed greeting card to celebrate "the 39th anniversary of your 39th birthday".
Autograph letter signed "Ronnie". 1 page, 11¾x9 card. Captioned: "In your honor/the White House/is tickled pink!". In full: "Dear Marion I should have stamped this - 'Do not open til May 7.' They have me on such a travel schedule I decided to take no chances on mission the 39th anniversary of your 39th birthday - so Happy Birthday!" ©1981 Potomac Fever. Reagan (1911-2004, born in Tampico, Illinois) 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 Feb. 6, 2001, Reagan became just the third U.S. President to reach the age of 90. Lightly toned, soiled, stained and creased. Folded and scored twice and unfolded. Otherwise in fine condition.