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Lot 4303
Reagan, Ronald. Unique Typed Foreword Signed as President, on White House stationery, Washington, December 13, 1984, 2½ pp quarto. Pages one and two are the same, except that one is dated; page three is signed. This foreword, the first ever written for a commercial book by a President in office, appeared in Norman Rockwell's Patriotic Times by George Mendoza, published by Viking, New York, 1985. President Reagan wrote, in part: "The America in which young Rockwelll grew up and launched his career was still mostly a Nation of small towns. Neighbor knew neighbor, farmers visited Main Street to swap tales at the barber shop, and Babe Ruth was just beginning to attract notice as a slugger. In far-off Europe, storm clouds were gathering, but in our country, these were days of sunshine. The American people had tamed a continent, achieved prosperity, and secured peace for our Nation. They were a hard-working, church-going people, filled with spirit and faith. / It was this America that Norman Rockwell so deeply loved. For decades, he shared that love with us all…./ Our Nation has changed profoundly since the days of the America that Norman Rockwell so skillfully portrayed. Yet the values that he cherished and celebrated -- love of God and country, hard work, neighborhood, and family -- still give us strength, and will shape our dreams for the decades to come. / I hope you will enjoy as much as Nancy and I have the poems and other patriotic selections assembled here by Mr. Mendoza, along with highlights of Norman Rockwell's illustrations. As we build America's future, we will do well to take inspiration from our Nation's past, and no one captured that past more lovingly than Norman Rockwell, artist and patriot."
The President also Signed and Inscribed a First Edition of Rockwell's book on the title page to author Mendoza: "To George Mendoza - With great appreciation, every good wish & Very Best Regards. Ronald Reagan / Sept. 26, 1986." The elegant volume is illustrated in full color with pictures by Rockwell, depicting the nostalgia of small-town America. The text is composed of speeches and essays by revered Americans such as Abraham Lincoln, John F. Kennedy, John Steinbeck, Robert Frost, and Walt Whitman. The book is dedicated to Nancy Reagan, whom Rockwell calls, "the spirit behind the flag." Unique and pristine.
Estimated Value $10,000 - 15,000.
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