TLS as president, one page, 6.5 x 8.5, White House letterhead, May 11, 1951. Letter to James M. Pendergast, in part: "Thank you for your message of congratulations on my birthday. If I ever reach the century mark, and you are still around, it will give me pleasure to hear from you. In difficult times like these it is not easy to be happy, but I did enjoy the relaxation of a birthday dinner with my family. The many kind messages which I received from friends also brightened my day." Handsomely matted and framed to an overall size of 12.75 x 14.75. In fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Provenance: from the estate of Senator Carl Levin. A lifelong Democrat, ardent advocate for civil rights, and staple of the United States Senate from 1979 to 2015, Senator Levin was also a longtime client of RR Auction. As a collector, he favored his political heroes—Harry S. Truman, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr.—as well as those figures emblematic of the American spirit, like Robert Frost, Joe Louis, and Helen Keller.
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