Author: Johnson, Lady Bird (1912-2007). First Lady of the United States (19631969) as the wife of the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson.
Title: Typed Letter Signed by Lady Bird Johnson, Regretting That She Won't Be Able to Attend a Picnic Hosted by Her Friend Jean Dalrymple.
Description: Stonewall, Texas, August 25, 1987. 1987. Stonewall, Texas, August 25, 1987. 1987. Fine. - Over 57 words typed in brown ink on Lady Bird Johnson's 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch cream personal Stonewall, Texas stationery, illustrated with a vignette of her home in brown at center top. Lady Bird regrets that she can't attend Jean Dalrymple's picnic scheduled for September 6th, "An afternoon in the beautiful Connecticut countryside in your company sounds idyllic, and I am so disappointed that I will be hemmed in here by other commitments". Signed "Lady Bird" in brown ink. Folded for mailing, else fine. As the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson [1912-2007] was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Notably well-educated for a woman of her time, she proved a capable manager and a shrewd investor. After marrying Lyndon B. Johnson in 1934, she used a modest inheritance to bankroll his congressional campaign and then ran his office while he served in the Navy. Her purchase of a television station made the couple millionaires. As First Lady, she broke new ground by interacting directly with Congress, employing her own press secretary and making a solo electioneering tour. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest U.S. civilian honors. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Fine .
Keywords: AMERICANA; FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES; LADY BIRD JOHNSON; TYPED LETTER SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; JEAN DALRYMPLE; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; STONEWALL, TEXAS; PICNIC INVITATION.
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Title: Typed Letter Signed by Lady Bird Johnson, Regretting That She Won't Be Able to Attend a Picnic Hosted by Her Friend Jean Dalrymple.
Description: Stonewall, Texas, August 25, 1987. 1987. Stonewall, Texas, August 25, 1987. 1987. Fine. - Over 57 words typed in brown ink on Lady Bird Johnson's 11 inch high by 8-1/2 inch cream personal Stonewall, Texas stationery, illustrated with a vignette of her home in brown at center top. Lady Bird regrets that she can't attend Jean Dalrymple's picnic scheduled for September 6th, "An afternoon in the beautiful Connecticut countryside in your company sounds idyllic, and I am so disappointed that I will be hemmed in here by other commitments". Signed "Lady Bird" in brown ink. Folded for mailing, else fine. As the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson [1912-2007] was First Lady of the United States from 1963 to 1969. Notably well-educated for a woman of her time, she proved a capable manager and a shrewd investor. After marrying Lyndon B. Johnson in 1934, she used a modest inheritance to bankroll his congressional campaign and then ran his office while he served in the Navy. Her purchase of a television station made the couple millionaires. As First Lady, she broke new ground by interacting directly with Congress, employing her own press secretary and making a solo electioneering tour. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest U.S. civilian honors. The recipient, Jean Dalrymple (1902-1998) was the dynamic producer and director of theater and light-opera at Manhattan's City Center. Dalrymple began her career in Vaudeville, appearing with James Cagney and Carey Grant in the early 1930s. She was a founding member of the American Theatre Wing, the theatre service organization. She worked over the years as a personal manager for the likes of Leopold Stokowski, Mary Martin, Jos Iturbi, Andre Kostalanetz, Nathan Milstein, and Lily Pons. She began her work at City Center with its founding in 1943, serving as a board member and publicist. Her productions there from the 1940s through the 1960s were a revitalizing influence on the whole New York theatre scene. In 1951, Jean Dalrymple married Major-General Philip deWitt Ginder, commander of the Thunderbirds in Korea. She was a friend to Presidents and entertainment personalities throughout the world. Fine .
Keywords: AMERICANA; FIRST LADY OF THE UNITED STATES; LADY BIRD JOHNSON; TYPED LETTER SIGNED; AUTOGRAPH; SIGNATURE; JEAN DALRYMPLE; 20TH CENTURY; TWENTIETH CENTURY; STONEWALL, TEXAS; PICNIC INVITATION.
Price: US$ 175.00 Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
- Book number: 99586
- Book number: 99586
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