WILBUR D. MILLS - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 12/28/1967 - HFSID 321443

WILBUR DAIGH MILLS
Congressional tax expert sends letter of thanks, signs name underneath in blue ink
Typed letter signed: "Wilbur Mills" in blue ink. 1 page, 8x10½. Written on personal U.S. Senate letterhead. December 28, 1967. Searcy, Arkansas. In full: "Dear Mr. Brown: Thank you for your kind and thoughtful letter of December 23, which has been forwarded to me here form my Washington office in order that I might reply. We appreciate your comments. With the kindest regards and best wishes for the New Year, I am, Sincerely yours". Wilbur Daigh Mills (1909-1992) represented Arkansas in the US House of Representatives from 1939 to 1977. He chaired the powerful House Ways and Means Committee for 18 years (1957-1975), longer than anyone else in history. Mills was considered Congress' principal tax expert, and his support was crucial to passage of the Medicare bill. Mills sought the Democratic Presidential nomination in 1972. In 1974, when Mills was stopped for drunk driving in Washington, stripper Fanne Foxe, "the Argentine firecracker," dashed from his car and leaped into the Tidal Basin. Re-elected despite this scandal, Mills wrote a finish to his career by appearing on stage with Foxe at a Boston burlesque and then giving a press conference in her dressing room. Pleading alcoholism, Mills retired from Congress. When he sobered up, Mills redeemed himself by becoming a national advocate and fund-raiser for treatment of substance abuse. The Wilbur Mills Treatment Center is named for him. Normal mailing folds. Corners creased. Light surface creases. Light soil stains throughout on front and verso. Large in mark in left margin. Staple puncture in top left margin. Otherwise, fine condition.