- Received by
- Dick Howard, American, 1935 - 1967
- Written by
- President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
- Date
- July 22, 1960
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 1/16 x 7 in. (23 x 17.8 cm)
- Description
- 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 made
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Howard Family
- Object number
- 2012.140.2.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




