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A Quiet Beginning, A Loud Divide: Nixon’s 1969 Inauguration Through Rexford’s Eyes

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A Quiet Beginning, A Loud Divide: Nixon’s 1969 Inauguration Through Rexford’s Eyes
Vintage Letters & Stamps

I grabbed the next series of Rexford’s letters and smiled because it reminded me of something I read yesterday — but since it felt a bit odd to bring in, I chose not to include it in this letter. For today’s episode, it was dated January 20, 1969, featuring the Inauguration of Richard M. Nixon, … Read more

Rexford Bristol Wrote About John Trumbull in 1968 — I Am Just Now Meeting Him

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Rexford Bristol Wrote About John Trumbull in 1968 — I Am Just Now Meeting Him
Vintage Letters & Stamps

This is my very first attempt to capture my emotions, thoughts and whatever comes to mind with this week’s theme about the first of ninety-nine Foxboro letters — beginning with the earliest dated October 18, 1968. For this one it is the First Day Issue stamp with the matching envelope with the image of John … Read more