Nixon, Richard (1913-1994) 37th President of the United States (1969-1974). Collection of eight typed letters signed ("Dick") as Vice President, on official letterhead, written between March 1953 and September 1960, to Don Belding of the advertising agency Foote, Cone & Belding. In 1953, Nixon refers to a book of Presidents' letters given to him by Belding, to a copy of a talk Belding had made "on the tenets of the world's ten religions" and praises General Motors after an accident left the Nixons' Cadillac with only a bent bumper. On July 6, 1954, Nixon refers to his March 13, 1954 radio and television address in which he responded to allegations made by Adlai Stevenson against President Eisenhower. He defended Ike's "New Look" foreign policy, which favored building a nuclear arsenal over retaining a large conventional military, and also addressed the issue of "McCarthyism." Nixon tells Belding, "As you can imagine, that particular speech was not an easy one to make!"
In January 1956, he thanks Belding for the work he has done to assure the success of a pending Salute to Eisenhower Dinner. On November 30, 1956, Nixon rejoices over the outcome of the election, in which he and Ike were re-elected. In 1957, he regrets that he can't join Belding at a luncheon in Los Angeles "in connection with the campaign on behalf of Higher Education," and in October 1959, he regrets that he and Mrs. Nixon can't spend time at the Beldings Pauma Vista Ranch in southern California. In September 1960, Nixon thanks Belding for his letter "concerning some aspects of our missile programs and and also bringing me up to date on your progress with the Freedom Center at Valley Forge. I am devoting close attention to all of the many factors making up our national security posture…I greatly appreciate your taking the time and trouble to fill me in on the briefings…and the thinking which you have done on the missile defense picture." Condition from very good to fine. Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500
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