Rare, early ALS, signed “Love, Bill,” two pages, 6 x 9.5, personal Georgetown University letterhead, no date but circa 1964-1968. Handwritten letter to "Mammaw," his grandmother, Edith Cassidy, in full: "Well, I’m back at school now and getting ready for final tests of the semester. There is sure lots of work to do. It was good to see you again and you sure look good. I can’t believe you’ve lost so much weight. I never did get to see that boy who went to Georgetown who was at the nursing home that day. Maybe I will later though. It’s a rainy day today, and it makes me sleepy and not feel like studying. First bad weather we’ve had in a long time though—it’s almost as warm here as it is at home. Must go—write when you have time—Tell Buddy & Ollie Hi for me." In fine condition. Accompanied by three unsigned photos: two of Clinton as a child with his grandmother, and another of Clinton as a Georgetown graduate.
The death of Clinton's father three months before his birth forced his mother, Virginia Cassidy, and his grandmother, who Clinton affectionately refers to here as "Mammaw," to raise the child in rural Arkansas. When Virginia went to nursing school in New Orleans, Edith took full care of Clinton, teaching him to read under her strict tutelage.
As an undergraduate, Clinton enrolled at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., and attended the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, ultimately receiving a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service degree in 1968. In between classes, Clinton ran for President of the Student Council in 1964 and 1965, winning both of the campaigns. Handwritten Clinton letters remain exceedingly rare, with this example, written to a woman who was an enormous influence on his life, enhanced furthermore by the presence of the Georgetown letterhead.
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