Lot 5
Bush, George (1924 -) 41st President of the United States (1989-1993) Typed Letter Signed "George Bush" on Republican National Committee letterhead, one page, 11 x 8½ in., Washington, D.D., April 10, 1974. Fine. Addressed to Deena Hart in Long Beach, California, with excellent content. In part:
"…We Republicans need to concentrate our fire on the real issues of peace and prosperity. The economy and energy are going to be on the voters' minds this fall: not Watergate. I hope the Democrats keep up just saying they're against Watergate. I am too! Anyone involved in public life is against it, too! The voters are as well. And any candidate who says, elect me, I'm against Watergate, is not going to get a good response. He wouldn't be talking to the issue people want to hear about. The President's popularity at this point is low. But what people say will happen in the spring often doesn't turn out in the fall. In '48, as you pointed out, Harry Truman was low in the polls and people were saying he was not going to be re-elected and the Democrats would slip further in the Congress. You and I know that didn't happen. I am confident we will do alright this fall…."
The Republicans did not do alright. In the 1974 midterm elections, Democrats picked up 43 House seats and four Senate seats. In 1973, amid the Watergate scandal, President Nixon had asked Bush to chair the Republican National Committee. Bush remained loyal to Nixon but as the facts of Nixon's involvement came out, Bush recommended that Nixon resign, which he did on August 9, 1974.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,500.
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