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Document 42365

RONALD REAGAN
As he travels cross-country, he is "spreading the good word".
ALS: "Ronald Reagan", 1p, 7¼x10½. Pacific Palisades, California, no year October 8. To Dr. Burroughs. In full: "Had to bring your letter along & scratch an answer from this fast moving train. I'm terribly sorry I cant (sic) accept your invitation but I'm booked for so many tours cross country (of which this is one) that I just cant (sic) take on any more dates for a few months. I'm afraid this has to be the answer for your friend Mrs. Graham also. All I can say by way of extenuation is that I'll be spreading the good word in all of these travels so perhaps will be doing a little good even if it means missing your meeting. Please accept my regrets & my thanks for asking me." After losing the 1976 Republican presidential nomination to incumbent President Gerald R. Ford, 1,187-1,070 delegate votes, former California Governor Ronald Reagan spent the next four years working at his ranch, writing a weekly column and giving speeches across the country as he set his eyes on the 1980 presidential nomination. This letter was most probably written at this time. Creased, not at signature. Slightly shaded at blank bottom margin. Fine condition.

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