TLS signed “John Kennedy,” one page, 6 x 8.5, personal Congress of the United States, House of Representatives letterhead, November 25, 1952. Letter to John, written in the wake of the 1952 United States Senate election in Massachusetts, in full: "I am sure you know how much I appreciate all of your efforts during the past months of the campaign. I am certain that we never would have survived the Eisenhower landslide if it had not been for the effectiveness of our organization, an organization, in my opinion, which was the best that the state had ever seen. I fully realize that this victory was won by the people such as yourself who carried out the many arduous but necessary tasks which constitute political success, and I want you to know how grateful I am to you for all your assistance. I am looking forward to seeing you sometime soon to thank you personally. I hope you will let me know if there is ever anything I can do." Kennedy adds the handwritten postscript, “Many thanks John.” Double-matted and framed with a photo of Kennedy to an overall size of 21.25 x 16. In very good to fine condition, with some light creasing and a rusty paperclip impression to the top edge.
The 1952 United States presidential election concluded with Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower winning a "landslide" victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson, a result that ended a string of Democratic Party wins that stretched back to 1932. In the Massachusetts State Senate election, Congressman John F. Kennedy ousted incumbent Republican Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr., subsequently ending the Lodge family dynasty and marking the start of the Kennedy’s. As Kennedy asserts in this letter, the task was not an easy one. On the weekend before the election, Eisenhower visited Boston and energetically campaigned for Lodge, but it was not enough. Although Eisenhower carried Massachusetts by over 200,000 votes, Kennedy narrowly upset Lodge, winning by 70,000 votes and three percentage points.
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