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TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 8.75, White House letterhead, August 20, 1963. Letter to the Hon. Edna F. Kelly, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York, in full: "Please accept my warmest congratulations on your birthday. I hope that this will be a happy and memorable occasion and that the years to come will bring you continued health and happiness." President Kennedy adds a handwritten postscript: "You are getting younger every year." In fine condition, with some faint toning and staple holes to the upper left corner. Accompanied by the original transmittal envelope (marked "By Messenger and By Hand") and Kelly's retained carbon copy of her response, sending thanks for the birthday wishes.
A Democrat from Brooklyn, Edna F. Kelly served in the House of Representatives for twenty years, making her mark in a variety of areas. As a member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, she supported the creation of NATO and helped to create the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency. She can also be credited with promoting the first equal pay for equal work bill, which she introduced in 1951. It was a landmark effort, which established a new era in the fight for women's equality. She was in attendance when President John F. Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law on June 10, 1963.
From the Collection of Paul K. Carr, former UACC President and Noted Expert.
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