Lot 4277
Nixon, Richard M. Typed Letter Signed ("RN") on personal letterhead, New York City, February 28, 1985, one page, small quarto. To his close friend Paul Keyes, reflecting on Vietnam and enclosing a copy of his latest book, No More Vietnams. In part: "Since April 30th will mark the tenth anniversary of the fall of Saigon, we shall probably be inundated in the weeks ahead with scores of books, columns, and television documentaries criticizing and lamenting the American role in Vietnam. / The enclosed book presents a different point of view. There can be an honest difference of opinion over whether we should have become involved in Vietnam and how the war was conducted…fair-minded observers can reach only one conclusion: Whatever our mistakes, the United States tried and failed in a just cause in Vietnam….As I put it…'No more Vietnams' can mean that we should not try again. It should mean we must not fail again." Very fine. Accompanied by a copy of No More Vietnams.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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