Details:

Richard Nixon autographed typed letter (TLS), one page, approximately 6.75 x 8.875", on White House stationery, dated August 7, 1969, and addressed to U.S. Senator Howard H. Baker Jr. Nixon has signed at the conclusion with his customary presidential "RN" signature.

Nixon thanks Baker for his vote on the Safeguard System the previous day, writing that despite "enormous pressures built up in the news media and other quarters against the program," it took "great political courage and statesmanship to stand up and be counted as you did." He adds that Baker had made "a very major contribution to our security and our efforts toward enduring peace."

The letter relates to the closely contested Senate battle over the Safeguard anti-ballistic missile system. On August 6, 1969, the Senate defeated amendments that would have blocked deployment funding, clearing a major hurdle for the Nixon administration's defense program.

Fine condition.

Richard Nixon (1913-1994) served as the 37th President of the United States from 1969 to 1974. His administration's foreign policy included strategic arms negotiations with the Soviet Union, the opening of relations with the People's Republic of China, and efforts to end American involvement in the Vietnam War.

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