Title

Letter to Richard Howard from Vice Pres. Richard Nixon, October 22, 1960, October 22, 1960. Creator: Richard Nixon.

Caption

A typed letter from Vice President Richard Nixon to African-American athlete Richard W. Howard extending his congratulations on Howard's performance in the 400M hurdles at the 1960 Rome Olympics. The letter is typed on Office of the Vice President letterhead and signed by Nixon on the bottom right. Along the top in the center is the seal of the United States with thirteen (13) stars surrounding a bald eagle.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A73_016

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

70,4Mb (2,4Mb) / 14,5in x 18,9in / 4351 x 5659 (300dpi)

Keywords

people black sport jumping politics country letter museum paper political Olympics location century White House papers paperwork athletics congratulations medal medals correspondence hurdling African American African-American B&W signature afro-american track and field the white house congratulation Olympic games vice president Sixties United States of America black & white black and white B W 1960s 20th century heritage American America USA vice-president united states Howard Richard Nixon Richard Millhouse Nixon Richard M Nixon Dick Nixon Richard cultural heritage Black History bronze medal Heritage Art National Museum of African American History and Culture NMAAHC Heritage Art letters (correspondence) Dick Howard Richard Wayne Howard Richard Wayne