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Lot #200
Warren Burger

The newly appointed chief justice: "Like the Old Mother in the Shoe I need 10 arms & far more time & energy than one day gives"

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The newly appointed chief justice: "Like the Old Mother in the Shoe I need 10 arms & far more time & energy than one day gives"

ALS signed “Warren,” two pages on two adjoining sheets, 5.75 x 7.75, Supreme Court letterhead, August 5, 1969. Letter to the Hon. George T. Washington, on the difficulties of his new office as chief justice. In part: "Vera and I greatly appreciated your call in those hectic hours. Sometime we will tell you of this 60 day period—its stresses & its rewards in the form of messages from nearly a thousand Fed and State judges—most of whom I did not know at all. It has been a time of no little difficulty & I am laboring mightily to get my new office organized. Like the Old Mother in the Shoe I need 10 arms & far more time & energy than one day gives. But somehow we will get the job done." In fine condition, with minor bleeding to a couple words of text. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Burger had been nominated to the chief justice position by President Nixon and sworn in on June 23, 1969.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autographs and Artifacts
  • Dates: #537 - Ended October 10, 2018





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