John F. Kennedy
TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, June 6, 1957. Letter to Ken Browne in Iowa, in part: "I certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing me and I want to thank you for your very kind remarks concerning the Pulitzer award. Hoping to see you sometime this fall at the Cape." In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope bearing a pre-printed franking signature.
Kennedy underwent several life-threatening spinal operations in the 1950s. During his convalescence in 1954 and 1955, he wrote the book Profiles in Courage, which described eight instances in which US Senators risked their careers by standing up for their personal beliefs. It became a bestseller upon its release in 1956, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1957.
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TLS signed “Jack,” one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, June 6, 1957. Letter to Ken Browne in Iowa, in part: "I certainly appreciate your thoughtfulness in writing me and I want to thank you for your very kind remarks concerning the Pulitzer award. Hoping to see you sometime this fall at the Cape." In fine condition, with staple holes to the upper left corner. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope bearing a pre-printed franking signature.
Kennedy underwent several life-threatening spinal operations in the 1950s. During his convalescence in 1954 and 1955, he wrote the book Profiles in Courage, which described eight instances in which US Senators risked their careers by standing up for their personal beliefs. It became a bestseller upon its release in 1956, and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1957.
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