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Jacqueline Kennedy

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Jacqueline Kennedy

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Auction Date:2011 Jun 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
Interesting archive including seven TLSs and one ALS signed “Jackie” [Kennedy Onassis] and one TLS from Lyndon Johnson.

Kennedy’s letters are written mostly to Daniel Patrick Moynihan, who had served in both the Kennedy and Johnson administrations; one is to his wife, Liz. A two-page ALS dated June 18, 1970, reads in full: “Dear Pat—I was so touched by your letter and your writing to me on May 29th. I often wondered what happened to all the hopes of Pennsylvania Avenue—I decided they had just fizzled away. It makes me so happy to know they are in your domain—If anyone can make them materialize—it will be you. Your book on Pennsylvania Avenue also just came and I will read it with greatest interest. I miss seeing you when I go to Cambridge—but I’m very glad to know that you are where you are. Thank you, dear Pat.”

A one-page TLS dated May 5, 1972 reads in part: “You are the one who realized with all your heart how much President Kennedy’s vision of Pennsylvania Avenue meant to him. And, all these years you have given your devotion and energy to his dream. I hope you know that his children and I will always be grateful for what you have accomplished.”

Another one-page TLS dated October 31, 1972, to Liz Moynihan, reads in part: “How very proud you must be of Pat and the incredibly fine job he did for Pennsylvania Avenue. I know a great deal of his heart and energy went into this project and that he is the one responsible for the final outcome. It does make me so happy.” Light scattered handling wear, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the hand-addressed mailing envelope for Jackie’s ALS, signed “Onassis” on the reverse.

Johnson’s letter, written as president and dated December 4, 1968, is to Daniel Patrick Moynihan. In full: “Thank you for your letter about Pennsylvania Avenue. I will keep your suggestion in mind when I get down to work on my message to Congress. As you know, we were able to get the authorization bill for the Commission through the Senate. The House Committee, however, would not be budged. The only plan for which we might have secured their approval was not acceptable. So the next administration will have to try to gain sufficient support for the kind of Avenue we want. Nevertheless, and in great part because of the Commission’s work, we have improved the prospects for Pennsylvania Avenue. That is something to be thankful for. I appreciate your welcome as I return to teaching.”

During the Kennedy Administration, Moynihan served as chairman of the Senate’s Public Works Committee that spearheaded the redesign of Pennsylvania Avenue after Kennedy’s inaugural parade. JFK had sought to improve the dilapidated buildings and seedy shops that lined the street, with the US Senate undertaking the challenge. The finished projected clearly met with approval from JFK’s successor, as well as his widow, who praises Moynihan for his “devotion and energy...I hope you know that his children and I will always be grateful for what you have accomplished.” A desirable archive pertaining to a historic American avenue.
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