PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 08/04/1967 - HFSID 42825

RONALD REAGAN
Ronald Reagan sends a typed letter as Governor of congratulations for a commission.
Typed Letter Signed: "Ron" as Governor of California, 1p, 8½x11. Sacramento, 1967 August 4. To The Honorable Victor R. Lundy, San Diego, California. In full: "I have just been informed that the Senate has confirmed your qualifications for appointment as Disaster Acting Governor. Please note date of your term expiration on enclosed memo [not included]. It is a pleasure for me to send you the enclosed commission, together with an oath of office and a memorandum [not present] of what is necessary in order for you to qualify under this commission. My very best wishes to you. Sincerely," From the California Code sections 12060-12063, in part: "As used in this article 'disaster' means a war or enemy-caused calamity occurring in the State of California, such as an attack by nuclear weapons, as a result of which the incumbent Governor is either killed, missing or so seriously injured as to be unable to perform his duties...the Governor shall appoint...at least four and not more than seven citizens qualified to become candidates for the office to succeed, in the order specified, to the office of Governor in the event of disaster...In the event that the office of Governor is not filled within 24 hours after disaster as provided in Section 21 of Article IV of the Constitution, one of the Disaster Acting Governors, in the order specified, shall fill said office...." 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. Creased.