TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, April 24, 1961. Letter to J. W. Storer, in full: "Senator Kerr has recently reminded me of the excellent work you are performing as Executive Secretary of the Southern Baptist Foundation. He has also told me of the collection of Presidential letters which you have gathered over the decades. You have every reason to take pride in the leadership you have given through the years. Your career has found a fitting climax in the important office you now hold. I wish you all future success in your work." Kennedy adds a brief postscript in his own hand, "Every good wish for the future." Housed in a custom-made presentation case. In fine condition. After serving as president of the Southern Baptist Convention, James Wilson Storer became executive secretary for the Southern Baptist Foundation until his retirement in 1967. Storer was a member of the Southern Historical Society and the Sons of the American Revolution, and as part of his history endeavors, Storer amassed a large collection of Confederate related documents and presidential letters, the bulk of which he donated to Oklahoma Baptist University, the former college of the referenced Senator Robert S. Kerr. A particularly crisp and clean Kennedy-signed letter.
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