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Richard Nixon, 2 TLS, Vietnam War end, 1973

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Richard Nixon, 2 typed letters, signed, on White House letterhead to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, concerning the end of the Vietnam War. Secretarial signatures "RN". 1) 1 p TLS, February 1, 1973, in part: "A long and difficult testing of our national spirit has ended, and we can own turn with renewed hope and optimism toward the building of a lasting era of world peace…"; 2) 2 p TLS, February 15, 1973, in part: "…January was a month devoted almost totally to the final push for peace. It was also an extremely delicate as well as difficult period, and I can only trust that the results make the best explanations and actions the best reassurances for Congress, the country, and concerned friends like yourself…" Size: 7" x 10 1/2".
On January 23, 1971 President Nixon announced an agreement "to end the war and bring peace with honor in Vietnam and S. E. Asia". January 27, 1963, official end of the Vietnam War.

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