Lot 590
Johnson, Lyndon B. Typed Letter Signed ("Lyndon B. Johnson"). One page, octavo, Washington, D.C., August 9, 1955. On United States Senate stationery. In black ink. To Hy Gardner of the New York Herald Tribune. One horizontal fold. In very fine condition overall.
With kind words about Bernard M. Baruch, Johnson accepts an invitation to a party in Baruch's honor: "I certainly do want to join in the Herald Tribune's birthday salute to Bernard M. Baruch. I know of no one more deserving of such tribute and I certainly hope the occasion is a tremendous success from every standpoint. For myself I merely wish to say that Mr. Baruch is the man who has done more than anyone else to point the way to fulfillment of the rich promise of the twentieth century.".
Estimated Value $300 - 400.
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