Two early items: an ALS on both sides of a 6.25 x 4 Republican National Committee stationery card, no date but circa 1974, to Dr. Irving O. Thomas, in full: "Thanks for your letter—here's the cover back—signed!! The check will go to help out party work. There is no charge for the signature—I endorsed the check over to our party—Thanks for your interest"; and the check filled out and signed by Irving O. Thomas, 8.25 x 3, made payable to Bush for $5, June 4, 1974, endorsed on the reverse, "George Bush, pay to order of Republican National Committee." In very good to fine condition, with intersecting folds to the note card. After Richard Nixon won a landslide victory in the 1972 presidential election, he appointed Bush as chair of the Republican National Committee. In that position, he was charged with fundraising, candidate recruitment, and making appearances on behalf of the party in the media.
