1960 Henry Cabot Lodge Six Page Speech At Republican Convention

Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Signed Acceptance Speech for Vice President — Republican National Convention, July 28, 1960Offered is an original six-page campaign speech delivered by Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. upon accepting the Republican nomination for Vice President at the Republican National Convention in Chicago on July 28, 1960.This original convention speech is personally inscribed:"For R. Frederick Allen, with best wishes,"and signed by Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in blue ink.Lodge accepted the vice-presidential nomination alongside Richard Nixon during one of the most consequential presidential campaigns of the twentieth century. The speech addresses Cold War policy, communism, national defense, and the Republican platform immediately preceding the historic 1960 Nixon-Kennedy election.DetailsOriginal six-page convention speechChicago, IllinoisJuly 28, 1960Personally inscribed and signed by Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.Original campaign mimeograph/typed issueApproximately 8½ × 11 inchesVery good condition with original mailing fold and light age toningAn excellent piece of presidential campaign history and an attractive signed artifact from the 1960 Republican National Convention.