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Richard Nixon

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Richard Nixon

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Auction Date:2012 Nov 29 @ 18:00 (UTC-5 : 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
TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.25, personal letterhead, March 10, 1982. Letter to Deke Slayton, sent on the occasion of his retirement. Nixon writes the greeting at the top, “Dear Deke.” In part: “In one pioneering role after another—as one of our original seven astronauts, as a member of the historic Apollo-Soyuz mission, and as a key participant in the space shuttle project—you have made your mark on the American space program as few others have.” At the bottom, Nixon has added a handwritten postscript, “One of my most memorable experiences was meeting with you & your six colleagues in the Vice President’s office over 20 years ago. RN.” In fine condition, with light block of toning over text and postscript from previous display, and Nixon’s signature and writing a bit faded, but still completely legible. Nixon’s involvement with the space program spanned from the Mercury project to making the historic phone call from the White House to the Apollo 11 astronauts on the surface of the moon.