230. RICHARD M. NIXON (1913-1994) Thirty-seventh President of the United States who led during the Vietnam War, re-opened diplomatic ties with China and the U.S.S.R., resigned his office due to the Watergate scandal. T.L.S. on post-presidential letterhead, 1p. 8vo., New York, Oct. 10, 1983, to congressman John J. Duncan of Tennessee, in part: "...This is one of 1,000 copies of the private, limited edition of Real Peace: A Strategy for the West. Copies are being sent to a select group of government officials and opinion leaders in the United States and abroad...I trust it may contribute to a better understanding of where we have been, where we are, and where we should go in our relations with the Soviet Union, China, Japan, Europe, and the Third World..." Signed with his circled initials, and stamped with a received stamp. Very good condition. $300-400