WILLIAM P. "BILL" HOBBY, JR. - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/19/1974 - HFSID 215974

WILLIAM "BILL" HOBBY, JR.
The longest serving Texas Lieutenant Governor (1973-1991) sends a letter to a school principal. Dated in 1974.
Typed letter signed: "Bill Hobby", 1p, 7¼x10½. From the office of the Lieutenant Governor, Austin, Texas, February 19, 1974. In full: "Dear Mr. Pruett:/thank you very much for your letter requesting my autograph to include in the classroom bulletin board which you are preparing for your special education students. Your bringing this request to my attention is appreciated. Enclosed is a signed photograph which I would be honored for you to include in your bulletin board. In addition, I am returning the envelope you enclosed with the Lyndon B. Johnson commemorative stamp which I have also signed. I commend you for the work you are doing with these special students and I trust that they take some pleasure from the proposed bulletin board. Sincerely,." William Pettus "Bill" Hobby, Jr. (b.1932) is an American politician who served as Texas's Lieutenant Governor from 1973 to 1991, an 18 year record. A Democrat, he is the son of William P. Hobby Sr. who also served as Lieutenant Governor of Texas (1917-1921). His mother, Oveta Culp Hobby was the first person to ever be appointed the United States Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare by President Eisenhower. Both of his grandfathers also served in the Texas legislature. Before entering politics, Hobby worked at the family newspaper (now-defunct) Houston Post as an editor and later president, a position he held for 20 years.Hobby has also served as Chancellor of the University of Houston System (1995-1997). Normal mailing folds. Fine condition.