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📚 Provenance: From the Nicholas Petroff ArchiveThis item comes from the personal archive of journalist and Russian affairs expert Nicholas Petroff who was an Assistant Director at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty during the Cold War. The archive contains original photographs, documents, publications, and research materials spanning decades of work covering the Soviet Union, Russia, the Russian Orthodox Church, Jordanville NY, ROCOR, Cold War history, and international affairs. This is one of many original items being offered from the archive.
Condition: VeryGood vintage condition.
The letter is typed on official Secretary of State embossed stationery and addressed to Mr. Nicholas A. Petroff of Jordanville, New York. Rogers thanks Mr. Petroff for his thoughtful letter regarding Rogers\' appearance at Colgate University.
The letter bears Rogers\' facsimile (printed) signature, as was standard for much official White House and State Department correspondence of the period.
Included is the original Department of State mailing envelope addressed to Mr. Petroff with official printed return address.
Included
- Original June 21, 1971 Secretary of State letter
- Original matching Department of State envelope
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