ALS signed “Jimmy,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, personal letterhead, March 27, 1975. Letter to Chester and Joan Kerr, written while campaigning for the 1976 Democratic presidential nomination. In full: "I enjoyed being with you & really appreciate your interest & friendship. During the months ahead your advice & active support can be very valuable to me. I'll do my best never to disappoint you." In fine condition, with light creasing, and staple holes, to the top. Accompanied by a carbon copy of Kerr's letter to Carter, an original campaign brochure, and a Yale University news release about Carter's visit to New Haven, where the Kerrs saw him speak. Chester Brooks Kerr was a leading figure in the publishing field, who, over the course of a thirty-year career, worked as the top editor or editorial director of Harcourt, Brace & Company, Atlantic Monthly Press, Yale University Press, Reynal & Hitchcock, and Ticknor & Fields.
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