Ronald Reagan
ALS signed "Dutch," one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Lydia Hupfer McArthur, in full: "Just a line to thank you for your letter of July 29. Nancy & I were so happy to hear from you. I'm getting along but not quite a 101. I'm pushing in the 80's and wish I was not quite so many. Nancy & I are happy to have your letter. Thanks and our love. We are happy to hear from you." Reverse of page bears a collector's date notation, "9-94." In fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of a previous letter, as well as by the original mailing envelope, hand-addressed and franked in the upper right, "Ronald Reagan." Lydia Hupfer 'Hup' MacArthur was the widow of Pete MacArthur, program director of WOC in Davenport, Iowa. In 1932, MacArthur had given a then 21-year-old Reagan his first job as a sports announcer. They would remain friends until her passing at the age of 102 in 1995.
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ALS signed "Dutch," one page both sides, 6.25 x 4.25, personal letterhead, no date. Letter to Lydia Hupfer McArthur, in full: "Just a line to thank you for your letter of July 29. Nancy & I were so happy to hear from you. I'm getting along but not quite a 101. I'm pushing in the 80's and wish I was not quite so many. Nancy & I are happy to have your letter. Thanks and our love. We are happy to hear from you." Reverse of page bears a collector's date notation, "9-94." In fine condition. Accompanied by a copy of a previous letter, as well as by the original mailing envelope, hand-addressed and franked in the upper right, "Ronald Reagan." Lydia Hupfer 'Hup' MacArthur was the widow of Pete MacArthur, program director of WOC in Davenport, Iowa. In 1932, MacArthur had given a then 21-year-old Reagan his first job as a sports announcer. They would remain friends until her passing at the age of 102 in 1995.
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