Letter to Richard Howard from Vice Pres. Richard Nixon, July 22, 1960
date: label: Date
content: July 22, 1960
name: label: Received by
content: Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967
label: Written by
content: President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
notes: label: Description
content: A typed letter from Vice President Richard Nixon to Richard W. Howard extending his congratulations on Howard's performance at the Olympic track and field trials at Stanford University. He also wished Howard success at the 1960 Rome Olympics. The letter is typed on Office of the Vice President letterhead and signed by Nixon in the bottom right corner. Along the top in the center is the seal of the United States with thirteen (13) stars surrounding a bald eagle.
place: label: Place made
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Sports
label: Topic
content: Track and field
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1953-1961
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.140.2.1
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 1/16 x 7 in. (23 x 17.8 cm)