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Spiro Agnew autograph manuscript. Likely a draft for a formal statement, manuscript reads in part, ''President Johnson's death, notwithstanding his recent illness, comes as a severe shock. His strength and vitality, his liveliness and warmth, made the idea of his passing somehow unbelievable...I admired his courage, respected his integrity...No President in our history has tried harder to serve his country well...In time, his countrymen will come to fully appreciate them...'' Single-page eulogy measures 8'' x 12.25''. Light pencil markings along bottom, else near fine.
Spiro Agnew Autograph Manuscript Regarding the Sudden Death of President Lyndon B. Johnson -- ''...Comes as a severe shock. His strength and vitality, his liveliness and warmth...''
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