NIXON, Richard M. Typed letter signed ("Dick"), to Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1902-1985), 8 November 1961. 1 page, 4to, on personal stationery .
NIXON, Richard M. Typed letter signed ("Dick"), to Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1902-1985), 8 November 1961. 1 page, 4to, on personal stationery . NIXON THANKS LODGE ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR CONTROVERSIAL DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF JFK IN 1960. "As I looked at my desk calendar this morning," he writes, "it seemed hardly possible that a year had gone by since our campaign of 1960 came to a close. I would not want this day to pass without taking the opportunity to tell you again how deeply grateful I am for your magnificent efforts on behalf of our cause. No candidate for the Presidency could have had a more dedicated or more qualified running mate. Pat joins me in sending our very best wishes to you and Emily." Lodge, the grandson of the great Massachusetts Senator, was ousted from his own Senate seat in 1952 by JFK. President Eisenhower appointed him U. S. ambassador to the United Nations, where he effectively served amid a series of crises from Suez to Berlin. Nixon tapped him as his 1960 running mate, only to go down to defeat against Kennedy again. Kennedy won by a mere 113,000 popular votes, although by a wider margin of 303-219 in the Electoral College. Publicly, at least, Nixon took the high-road of gracious defeat. Privately he reportedly told friends: "We won the election but they stole it from us." He left it to GOP lieutenants to aggressively contest the results in 11 states. Federal lawsuits in Texas and Illinois tried to show that LBJ's machine in Texas and Mayor Daley's in Chicago rigged the results in JFK's favor. Both suits were thrown out. "Once an election has been stolen in Cook County," the Chicago Tribune grumbled, "it stays stolen."
NIXON, Richard M. Typed letter signed ("Dick"), to Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1902-1985), 8 November 1961. 1 page, 4to, on personal stationery .
NIXON, Richard M. Typed letter signed ("Dick"), to Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (1902-1985), 8 November 1961. 1 page, 4to, on personal stationery . NIXON THANKS LODGE ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR CONTROVERSIAL DEFEAT AT THE HANDS OF JFK IN 1960. "As I looked at my desk calendar this morning," he writes, "it seemed hardly possible that a year had gone by since our campaign of 1960 came to a close. I would not want this day to pass without taking the opportunity to tell you again how deeply grateful I am for your magnificent efforts on behalf of our cause. No candidate for the Presidency could have had a more dedicated or more qualified running mate. Pat joins me in sending our very best wishes to you and Emily." Lodge, the grandson of the great Massachusetts Senator, was ousted from his own Senate seat in 1952 by JFK. President Eisenhower appointed him U. S. ambassador to the United Nations, where he effectively served amid a series of crises from Suez to Berlin. Nixon tapped him as his 1960 running mate, only to go down to defeat against Kennedy again. Kennedy won by a mere 113,000 popular votes, although by a wider margin of 303-219 in the Electoral College. Publicly, at least, Nixon took the high-road of gracious defeat. Privately he reportedly told friends: "We won the election but they stole it from us." He left it to GOP lieutenants to aggressively contest the results in 11 states. Federal lawsuits in Texas and Illinois tried to show that LBJ's machine in Texas and Mayor Daley's in Chicago rigged the results in JFK's favor. Both suits were thrown out. "Once an election has been stolen in Cook County," the Chicago Tribune grumbled, "it stays stolen."
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