BETTY FORD. TLS As First Lady. To John Gruen, Viking Press, Re His Ballet Book.
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| Reference Number: Avaluer:48483116 | Original/Reproduction: Original |
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BETTY FORD(1918-2011)fBetty Ford, the outspoken and much-admired wife of President Gerald R. Ford who overcame alcoholism and an addiction to pills, helped found one of the best-known rehabilitation centers in the nation, the Betty Ford Center, popularly known as the Betty Ford Clinic.dFew First Ladies have been as popular as Betty Ford, and it was her frankness and lack of pretense that made her so. She spoke often in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, endorsed legalized abortion, discussed premarital sex and revealed that she intended to share a bed with her husband in the White House. bWhen her husband’s voice failed him the morning after he was defeated by Jimmy Carter in 1976, it was she who read the official concession statement with smiling grace. And when Gerald R. Ford died in December 2006, it was Mrs. Ford who announced his death. The six days of national mourning returned her to a spotlight she had tried to avoid in her later years, living in Rancho Mirage, California, a golf community southeast of Palm Springs, and tending to her clinic there, the Betty Ford Center.
Typed Letter Signed“Betty Ford”as First Lady
6.25 inches by 9.5 inchesblind embossed presidential seal at top center
To art critic, art historian, author, photographer, and composer John Gruen (1926-2016). His book, The Private World of Ballet, had been published by Viking Press on January 1, 1975. At age 8, Betty Ford started taking classical ballet classes in her home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan. By the time she was 12, she had begun teaching dance classes to younger students and modeling clothes, partially to help support her family during the Depression. She met modern dance choreographer Martha Graham a few years later, sparking her interest in modern dance.
“May 2, 1975
Dear Mr. Gruen: How very kind of you to favor me with an inscribed copy of your book, The Private World of Ballet. I do indeed identify with "this mad, mad world" as you put it, yet it's quite a wonderful world, isn't it? The discipline required of a dancer has stood me in good stead throughout the years. In fact, I still do my daily exercises! Many thanks for making your book available for my library.With warmest best wishes.Sincerely, ” “Betty Ford”[to]Mr. John Gruenc/o The Viking Press625 Madison AvenueNew York, New York 10022
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In 2011, Herman Darvick appeared on the “1775 Almanac”episode of PBS's History Detectives as the “handwriting expert” If you go to www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/1775-almanac, you can see the entire "1775 Almanac" episodeI was the handwriting expert contacted in the "1775 Almanac" episode on the PBS series "History Detectives" which was televised on Tuesday, September 6, 2011. I was asked to identify the writer of the notes handwritten on the pages of the almanac, notes that recorded, among other events, the Battles of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill.The unknown owner of the almanac had used it as a diary. Filmed in the Library of Congress, I compared the writing in the almanac with a signed letter handwritten in 1779. --- Herman Darvick
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BETTY FORD(1918-2011)fBetty Ford, the outspoken and much-admired wife of President Gerald R. Ford who overcame alcoholism and an addiction to pills, helped found one of the best-known rehabilitation centers in the nation, the Betty Ford Center, popularly known as the Betty Ford Clinic.dFew First Ladies have been as popular as Betty Ford, and it was her frankness and lack of pretense that made her so. She spoke often in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, endorsed legalized abortion, discussed premarital sex and revealed that she intended to share a bed with her husband in the White House. bWhen her husband’s voice failed him the morning after he was defeated by Jimmy Carter in 1976, it was she who read the official concession statement with smiling grace. And when Gerald R. Ford died in December 2006, it was Mrs. Ford who announced his death. The six days of national mourning returned her to a spotlight she had tried to avoid in her later years, living in Rancho Mirage, California, a golf community southeast of Palm Springs, and tending to her clinic there, the Betty Ford Center.
Typed Letter Signed“Betty Ford”as First Lady
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To art critic, art historian, author, photographer, and composer John Gruen (1926-2016). His book, The Private World of Ballet, had been published by Viking Press on January 1, 1975. At age 8, Betty Ford started taking classical ballet classes in her home town of Grand Rapids, Michigan. By the time she was 12, she had begun teaching dance classes to younger students and modeling clothes, partially to help support her family during the Depression. She met modern dance choreographer Martha Graham a few years later, sparking her interest in modern dance.
“May 2, 1975
Dear Mr. Gruen: How very kind of you to favor me with an inscribed copy of your book, The Private World of Ballet. I do indeed identify with "this mad, mad world" as you put it, yet it's quite a wonderful world, isn't it? The discipline required of a dancer has stood me in good stead throughout the years. In fact, I still do my daily exercises! Many thanks for making your book available for my library.With warmest best wishes.Sincerely, ” “Betty Ford”[to]Mr. John Gruenc/o The Viking Press625 Madison AvenueNew York, New York 10022
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ORIGINAL!NOT A COPY OR REPRINT!
Money-Back Guarantee of AuthenticityDarvick Certificate of Authenticity includedpersonally signed in ink by Herman Darvick
Herman Darvick is co-author, Chapter 1 AUTHENTICATIONThe SANDERS AUTOGRAPH PRICE GUIDE 7th (most recent) edition 2009Herman Darvick has been issuing COAs since 1968.A forensic expert, he was an expert witness for the United States of America onautograph authenticity and value of the Nixon papers, confiscated afterWatergate, in the case of the Estate of Richard Nixon v. United States (1998-2000). Items he has authenticated and sold include Jack Ruby's gun, Judy Garland's last passport, Oscars awarded to John Lennon and Harold Russell, and the first authentic signature of Shoeless Joe Jackson ever sold.Hehas been interviewed by, among others, Oprah Winfrey, Larry King, Bill O'Reilly, Phil Donohue, and Joe Franklin, as well as by the Associated Press, Reuters, USA Today, People, The Wall Street Journal, Yomiuri Shimbun, Der Spiegel, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox, CNN, CNBC, and other media.
In 2011, HermanDarvick appeared on the “1775 Almanac”episode of PBS's HistoryDetectives as the “handwriting expert” If you go to www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives/investigation/1775-almanac, you can see the entire "1775 Almanac" episode
Herman Darvick is the author of the "Autograph" entry in World Book encyclopedia (volume 1) and the author of Collecting Autographs, published by Messner Books/Simon & Schuster in 1981. President of the Universal Autograph Collectors Club from 1968-1987, Herman Darvick was awarded the UACC's first Lifetime Achievement Award in 1984.
Ownerof Herman M. Darvick Autographs (1968-1985) and Herman Darvick Autograph Auctions Inc. (1985-1995), he was Chief Cataloguer & Authenticator, Gallery of History (1996-2005) and Lead Researcher, Writer & Authenticator, University Archives (2008-2017)PSA/DNA Consultant Authenticator, 2006-2009.SGC Authentic Authentication Staff, 2013-2019
JSA Authentication Staff, since 2009CAS Consultant Authenticator, since 2016
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