$6,000
Kennedy Onassis, Jacqueline (1929-1994) Autograph Letter, Draft, Unsigned, and Carbon Copy of Typed Version, also Draft, [Summer, 1964], Hyannisport, Massachusetts . Five pages, written on recto sides only, in blue ballpoint pen on typing paper, and a five-page typed carbon copy, with "Dear Dick" added in Mrs. Kennedy's hand, in pencil. To Richard Neustadt (1919-2003) containing strongly worded, impassioned, and detailed objections to the way Harvard is dealing with the organization of the Kennedy Institute, Library and Archive, the Kennedy School of Government, and the President's legacy. All sheets with a central horizontal fold, edits in the manuscript version, slight edge toning, generally good, 11 3/4 x 9 in. "It should not come as any great surprise to you that I am not happy with the way the Institute is going. I would have kept this to myself, and tried to work with you to find a modus operandi which would be comfortable for you, for me, and for Harvard, had I not seen so clearly at our spring meeting that we are at cross purposes. Every one of the trustees at that meeting was disturbed--and for the first time all voiced their concern. You tried to reassure us, and I believed you, but the next message I received from you was that you thought it unnecessary to have another meeting of the Institute for a year. Then I knew that our objectives were completely different and that I must express my thoughts to you. They are these: I believe that rather than have the In Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2013-11-17
