[Letter] 1955 August 30, Washington [to] Tad [Francis E. Walter], Washington, D.C. / Dick [Richard Nixon].

The letter is typed on Office of the Vice President letterhead with official seal. See also Nixon's official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/rn37.html) and research collections of his papers (http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000116). A handwritten note in pencil indicates that this letter is for "F.E.W.'s immed. attention."

Nixon calls Walter's attention to some marked portions of a speech he gave to the American Bar Association and the VFW. He expresses his continued admiration for the work of Walter's committee and states that he will "continue to give you some strong backing even though some of my friends tell me it is politically risky to do so!" This letter was written during the period in which Nixon served as Dwight Eisenhower's Vice President; prior to assuming these duties, Nixon had served as a Senator from California, and as a sailor in the Navy during World War II. Becoming the 37th President of the United States, Nixon served from 1969-1974 when he resigned during impeachment proceedings resulting from the Watergate affair.