PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. "BILL" CLINTON - AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1964 - HFSID 253423

PRESIDENT WILLIAM J. "BILL" CLINTON

The 42nd U.S. President pens a letter to his grandmother during his first few months in college, thanking her for a card and some money and also referring to an upcoming trip to New York City, signed in black ink

Autograph Letter Signed: "Love, Bill" in black ink. One page. 6x8. No place, no date.  Addressed to: "Mrs. Edith Cassidy/c/o Hope Nursing Home/Hope, Arkansas". In full: "Dear Mammaw, I don't have much time, but I want to wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. Thank you for the stamps and money. The picture of Phil McLarty and David Chism brought back some good memories of days in the band. Tomorrow I'm going to New York City for Thanksgiving with my roommate. I have lots to do. Will write again soon. Tell Buddy & Ollie Hello for me." "BILL CLINTON, born William Jefferson Blythe III in Hope, Arkansas in 1946, was Governor of Arkansas (1979-1981, 1983-1992) and the first Democrat reelected President since FDR. The only elected U.S. President to be impeached (Andrew Johnson was impeached, but he had not been elected to the office), on February 12, 1999, President Clinton was acquitted on both articles of impeachment brought against him: charges of perjury and obstruction of justice. Clinton's popularity stood at 67% at the end of his trial, however. Obviously, many Americans were willing to overlook his personal failings in an era of peace and prosperity. His accomplishments in office included a waiting period for gun purchases (the Brady Law), the Family and Medical Leave Act, the North American Free Trade Agreement, welfare reform and balancing of the federal budget. Clinton had previously co-written (with Al Gore) Putting People First (1992), and he would publish his successful autobiography, My Life, in 2004. As of 2015, William “Bill” Clinton has appeared 52 times in the cover of TIME Magazine since 1992, sharing the cover with former U.S. President George W. Bush in the July 23rd edition. Top of letter irregularly cut. Lightly soiled at blank right edge. Lightly creased. Fine condition.With original stamped (5-cent American Music), postmarked envelope (Washington, D.C., 1964 November 25), back flap removed, nicked at top edge, addressed by the 18-year-old Georgetown University freshman class president to his maternal grandmother. Finecondition.