TLS as president, signed “RN,” one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, December 5, 1970. Letter to Richard M. Scaife, vice president of T. Mellon and Son. In full: "This book enclosed with this note is a token of my appreciation for the important contribution you have made toward the cause of good government. As you know, I will always be grateful personally to you for the great help you have given to my efforts, and I thought these collected speeches might serve to point out the paths this Administration is taking to achieve the goals all of us are seeking—for our country, for ourselves, and for our children." In fine condition. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope.
Richard Mellon Scaife (1932–2014) was the billionaire heir to the Mellon banking, oil, and aluminum fortune, known for his financial support of conservative public policy organizations. Scaife was actively involved at the highest levels of Nixon's 1968 presidential campaign and was appointed as the leader of the United Citizens for Nixon-Agnew during the fall of 1968. Scaife gained notoriety for evading weak campaign finance laws to donate $990,000 to Nixon's 1972 re-election campaign, with about $45,000 of those moneys going to a fund linked to the Watergate scandal. Scaife later said he was repulsed by the scandal and refused to speak with Nixon after 1973.
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