Lot 131
[Nixon, Richard] Roy Crocker Announces Nixon's First Run For Office In 1946. Typed letter signed by Roy Crocker as Chairman of the Executive Committee of Nixon for Congress, 1 page, 10 x 6¾", January 22, 1946. Addressed to two newspapermen at the L.A. Examiner, announcing that "A committee of over 100 citizens n the 12th Congresional District held 3 fact finding meetings….After full and deliberate consideration, Mr. Richard M. Nixon of Whittier was endorsed as the Republican candidate for Congress. Mr. Nixon is a native son, a veteran of World War II, a lawyer and a trustee of Whittier College…." Crocker extends an invitation to meet Mr. Nixon at a dinner to be held on February 5th in Santa Anita, California. One of the recipients of Crocker's letter, Carl Greenberg, was a registered Democrat. A penciled note on the letter indicates that he "Phoned regrets."
Roy Crocker of Crocker National Bank (which had many California branches but was sold to Wells Fargo in 1986), spearheaded Nixon's introduction to the political arena and to the news media. A wonderful Nixon-associated letter.
Estimated Value $750 - 1,000.
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