Lot 114
Richard M. Nixon, Autograph Letter Signed with his characteristically circled initials "R.N." as ex-President on Nixon letterhead, New York City, June 14, 1983, letter to Peter Flanigan reading in part "It is most appropriate that this letter - congratulating you on your 60th birthday is being written on flag day. When I think back to the big battle of 1960 & our friendship over the years I would say that one thing comes to mind where you are concerned - your selfless dedication to the nation…".Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
Peter Flanigan was a valuable member of President Nixon's White House staff and a great supporter of his campaigns. Mr. Flanigan's association stretched for over 50 years. He met Vice President Nixon in 1959 and in the months preceding the 1960 Republican National Convention, where RN was likely to be the nominee, Flanigan organized a "New Yorkers for Nixon" fundraising group signing onto the campaign as the director of hundreds of volunteer organizations across the country. As Nixon worked his way back into national political life in the 1960s, Flanigan was part of a close group of confidants who worked to devise a strategy for his comeback. In the victorious 1968 campaign, he was Deputy Campaign Manager. He joined the White House staff as an Assistant to the President, where he specialized in domestic commercial and economic matters. In 1972, President Nixon promoted Flanigan to assume additional duties for development and coordination of the administration's international economic policy, as Assistant to the President for International Economic Affairs and Executive Director of the Council on International Economic Policy.
Realized: $1,200