RICHARD G. LUGAR - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 12/07/1982 - HFSID 189731
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RICHARD LUGAR
He signs a typed 1982 letter, accepting congratulations on being named to lead the
Republican senatorial campaign.
Typed Letter signed: "Dick" as US Senator, 1 page, 6¼x8½. Washington, DC, 1982
December 7. On his Senate letterhead to W. Ernst Minor, Council on Environmental
Quality, Washington, DC. In full: "Many thanks for your thoughtful message about my selection
as Chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee. I am sober but excited about the
challenges to be met throughout the next two years if we are to fulfill the Committee's goal of
preserving a Republican majority. I hope that you will never hesitate to call and share with us the
full benefit of your insights. Thanks again for your commitment to a stronger Republican party and
for taking the time to write. Sincerely". Rhodes scholar Richard Green "Dick" Lugar
(1932-2019) was Mayor of Indianapolis, Indiana from 1968-1976, and he has represented
Indiana as a Republican in the U.S. Senate since 1977, winning his 2006 re-election bid with
87% of the vote. Twice Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations (1985-1987
and 2003-2007), Lugar sought the Republican Presidential nomination in 1996. In 2006,
"Time" magazine named him as one of "America's 10 Best Senators". The goal Lugar states
here was met under his chairmanship of the Senate campaign committee. Republicans, who
had gained a Senate (but not a House) majority in the 1980 election, retained it through 1986.W. Ernst "Ernie" Minorwas a Republican activist who held posts in the Nixon and Reagan
administrations. Horizontal fold crease. Fine condition.
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