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Nixon, Richard, Thirty-seventh President
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
Typescript signed ("Richard Nixon"), one page (10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.; 267 x 185 mm) on his San Clemente, California, letterhead, n.p., n.d. [but ca. 1974], being an excerpt from remarks made at the 22nd Annual National Prayer Breakfast of 31 January 1974.
Condition
Typescript signed, being an excerpt from remarks made at the 22nd Annual National Prayer Breakfast of 31 January 1974, 1 page (on his San Clemente, Calif., letterhead) (10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.; 267 x 185 mm), n. p., n. d.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
In these remarks made seven months before he left the White House in disgrace, Nixon remarks on Abraham Lincoln's integrity and his reliance on God: "He did not have a feeling of arrogance about his side as compared with the other side; he did feel that America was destined to be united; ... and he did believe that America had something to stand for and something to believe in, and something to do in the world bigger than itself ... ."