President Ford’s personally-owned green pure silk neck tie with a handsome white stars and circles design, lined in off-white silk, made by Cecil Gee of London, measuring 52″ long. The high quality tie bears Cecil Gee and “Made in Italy” tags sewn inside the thick end. Includes a 1982 letter of provenance on embossed letterhead from the office of Gerald R. Ford, signed by President Ford’s senior staff assistant Lee F. Simmons, in part: “Thank you, on behalf of President Ford, for your letter requesting an item for your fundraising event. President Ford is always pleased to be of assistance with projects such as yours and has asked me to forward the enclosed tie along with his best wishes.”
