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RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004)
Typed letter signed ('Ron') to Margaret Thatcher, n.p., 30 April 1990, one page, 184 x 267mm, on personal stationery.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THATCHER'S 11 YEARS IN POWER. 'You have brought strength, wisdom and integrity to #10 Downing Street and indeed, to the world scene. You have the courage to make tough decisions when necessary, and you have the compassion to make better the lives of all people. I know you are facing a challenge these days, but as well we know, this comes with the territory and I am fully confident that you will meet this challenge with the same vigor and common sense which has marked your career. The United Kingdom is fortunate to have you as Prime Minister, just as I was fortunate to have had you as a partner during my years in Washington'.
The 'challenge' Reagan refers to was no doubt the combination of a growing economic downturn and the unpopularity of the Community Charge ('Poll Tax'). A formal leadership challenge by Michael Heseltine, and the abrupt end to Mrs. Thatcher's premiership, were only six months away.
Typed letter signed ('Ron') to Margaret Thatcher, n.p., 30 April 1990, one page, 184 x 267mm, on personal stationery.
CONGRATULATIONS ON THATCHER'S 11 YEARS IN POWER. 'You have brought strength, wisdom and integrity to #10 Downing Street and indeed, to the world scene. You have the courage to make tough decisions when necessary, and you have the compassion to make better the lives of all people. I know you are facing a challenge these days, but as well we know, this comes with the territory and I am fully confident that you will meet this challenge with the same vigor and common sense which has marked your career. The United Kingdom is fortunate to have you as Prime Minister, just as I was fortunate to have had you as a partner during my years in Washington'.
The 'challenge' Reagan refers to was no doubt the combination of a growing economic downturn and the unpopularity of the Community Charge ('Poll Tax'). A formal leadership challenge by Michael Heseltine, and the abrupt end to Mrs. Thatcher's premiership, were only six months away.
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