SPIRO AGNEW - BITTER 1968 AUTOGRAPH NOTE on Labor Brochure Memo from Cope

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Agnew,
Spiro T. (1918-1996). Governor of Maryland and Vice President of the United States under Nixon. He was forced to resign when indicted for tax fraud.
A Bitter AUTOGRAPH NOTE by SPIRO AGNEW as Governor of Maryland penned on "Memo from Cope", a Labor Brochure supporting Hubert Humphrey.
Washington, D.C.: Committee on Political Education, AFL-CIO, 1968. Quarto, 11 inches high by 8-1/2 inches wide. Softcover brochure. Issue number 10-68 of the May 13, 1968 4-page labor brochure "Memo from Cope", promoting the candidacy of Hubert Horatio Humphrey, nicknamed "3-H" by them. Penned in blue ink at the upper left is a bitter note by Spiro Agnew, then Governor of Maryland, addressed to his chief of staff Arthur J. Sohmer:
"Art - Ask our labor friends why they're always able to go 'gung-ho' for some people but can't find a buck for others".
Unsigned but penned in Agnew's hand. The brochure is folded for mailing with the mailing label addressed to
"Hon S T Agnew"
at the Governors Mansion, Annapolis, MD. There is minor soiling along the top edge of the brochure, else near fine.
The brochure lists George Meany as Chairman.
Arthur J. Sohmer (1926-1991), was Chief-of-Staff to Vice President Spiro T. Agnew.
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