ALS signed “Wm. H. Taft,” three pages on two adjoining sheets, 5 x 8, Supreme Court of the United States letterhead, June 29, 1923. Letter to the wife of Arthur Twining Hadley, explaining in great detail why he is dissatisfied with all his portraits. In full: "Thank you very much for sending me the photograph of the beautiful picture of yourself which I saw when I came to see you at Commencement. I have surely seen a portrait that has given me such satisfaction. I have had such dissatisfaction with all my portraits that when I see one so true to life and so adorably painted as yours I feel like conveying my sincere congratulations to the subject of it. I suppose I must admit that the uniform failures in my case are due to two things, one the difficulty of painting an expressionless face and the other my own misconception of how I look, may make a hopeless case. We are now in Murray Bay and the temperature as compared with that of Commencement is all one could desire. I hope that you and Arthur have found relief from the exhausting heat and that your trip to Europe may bring you and have real rest and pleasure. Mrs. Taft joins me in thanking you for your photograph and in all good wishes. Remember us warmly to Arthur." In fine condition. Arthur Twining Hadley was Taft’s economic advisor and the 13th president of Yale University, Taft’s alma mater.
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