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36th President. Typed letter signed “Lyndon B. Johnson” AS PRESIDENT, April 3, 1968, The White House Washington stationery, to Alexis Irénée du Pont Bayard, the Chairman of the Delaware Democratic State Committee and scion of two prominent Delaware families, in full:
I am heartily grateful for your kind message. It strengthens my deep faith that Americans will come together in this critical hour, placing the cause of peace and freedom above any personal or partisan concern.
This is the paramount interest that my own decision seeks to serve. I am proud to be encouraged by your confidence.
Accompanied by original mailing envelope.
This was a pivotal time in LBJ’s political career as well as that of the nation.
On March 31, 1968, Johnson stunned the nation with two surprise announcements: he would stop the bombing in most of North Vietnam to seek a negotiated end to the war, and he would not run for reelection.
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
On April 11, 1968, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
36th President. Typed letter signed “Lyndon B. Johnson” AS PRESIDENT, April 3, 1968, The White House Washington stationery, to Alexis Irénée du Pont Bayard, the Chairman of the Delaware Democratic State Committee and scion of two prominent Delaware families, in full:
I am heartily grateful for your kind message. It strengthens my deep faith that Americans will come together in this critical hour, placing the cause of peace and freedom above any personal or partisan concern.
This is the paramount interest that my own decision seeks to serve. I am proud to be encouraged by your confidence.
Accompanied by original mailing envelope.
This was a pivotal time in LBJ’s political career as well as that of the nation.
On March 31, 1968, Johnson stunned the nation with two surprise announcements: he would stop the bombing in most of North Vietnam to seek a negotiated end to the war, and he would not run for reelection.
On April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated.
On April 11, 1968, LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968.