Typed letter, signed from President Ford, addressed to UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson,
June 20, 1975, on The White House headed paper.
June 20, 1975
'Dear Prime Minister: It is a source of continuing pleasure to me to know that we both belong to the world fraternity of pipe smokers. I am very pleased to send you the accompanying set of colourful American pipes, which I hope you will enjoy. With best wishes, Sincerely, Gerald R. Ford…'
Both Ford & Wilson were prolific pipe-smokers; Ford, who smoked on average eight pipeloads a day while in office, has been labelled America's 'greatest president' by political pundit Alexander Cockburn, simply because, in his opinion, he did the least damage…
1p., US letter, horizontal crease where previously folded, very good; unframed.
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