TLS, one page, 8 x 10.5, United States Senate letterhead, January 30, 1953. Kennedy sends his thanks to a campaign worker. In part, “I am certain we could never have been successful against the Republican sweep if it had not been for the effectiveness of our organization, an organization, in my opinion, which was the best that the state had ever seen. I fully realize that this victory was won by the people such as yourself who carried out the many arduous but necessary tasks which constitute political success, and I am very grateful for everything you did.” In fine condition, with intersecting folds, one through a single letter of signature. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope bearing a pre-printed franking signature.
The 1952 Massachusetts Senate election pitted the 35-year-old congressman against a seasoned political veteran from a prominent GOP dynasty, Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. Here, JFK praises the efforts of optimistic Democratic volunteers, without whom “we could never have been successful against the Republican sweep.” Historians maintain that Lodge spent too much time rallying support for Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidential bid and not enough on his own re-election bid, but JFK still chose to thank his own workers, noting that “this victory was won by the people such as yourself who carried out the many arduous but necessary tasks which constitute political success.” In fact, that 1952 senatorial bid resulted in JFK amassing a record-number of signatures for his petition for office—assembling a petition of more than 250,000 signatures. Many of those who signed the petition later become campaign volunteers or workers for Kennedy in their hometowns. A humble tone expressed by the future president. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RRAuction COA.
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