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Five-page typescript letter from Hunter S. Thompson, 1963 Author: Thompson, Hunter S. Place Published: No place Date Published: December 1, 1963 Description: 5 pp. original typescript letter on 3 sheets of paper, with corrections and additions in the hand of Hunter S. Thompson. A lengthy letter from Thompson to his friend Paul Simonen. He opens the letter, "Dear Punk.:" Much of the letter concerns Kennedy's assassination and world politics, and Thompson also shares a detailed story about almost losing his life to a speeding automobile that took off one of the doors to his car: "it's as close as I've come in a while to a religious experience." He offers thoughts on his friend's embracing of extreme left wing politics: "your group…a half-baked gang of 'revolutionaries,' basking in the dubious status of a Marxist pecking order that impresses me the same way I was impressed by Esquire's 'establishment'…". He goes on to say, "Certainly the killing of Kennedy is part of the pattern; he might have been the big maverick to queer the odds, but now I see no hope of it…there is big talk of a Nixon win in '64…Regardless of the outcome, I think the U.S. has shot its wad in this world…" In closing his thoughts return to Kennedy's assassination: "Castro said Oswald couldn't have killed Kennedy because nobody uses a scope except to shoot 500 or 600 yards. You know how true that is, so try to avoid that sort of bullshit and tell me something original…It is a terrible thing to have Kennedy killed and still not know exactly who did it, or why. The whole thing has been a goddamn nightmare…Lengthily, HST." A fascinating letter from Thompson, with his thoughts on one of the major occurrences of the 20th century. Condition: Toning to pages; else fine. Item#: 331120 Headline: 5 pp. typescript letter from Hunter S, Thompson, 1963