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Scan of letter from John Ehrlichman to Garry Trudeau. Text reads: Typeset: THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Typewritten: May 18, 1973 Dear Mr. Trudeau: I would consider it a privilege to be able to obtain the original drawing of the attached cartoon. Needless to say, it has a very special meaning to me and would be a good addition to the other originals that I have received through the years. If you are able to forward the original, would it be possible for you to mail it to my home address: 330 Chesapeake Drive, Great Falls, Virginia 22066. Many thanks. Yours sincerely, [signature] John D. Ehrlichman Mr. G. B. Trudeau Universal Press Syndicate 475 Fifth Avenue New York 10017 Handwritten: I hear my resignation fouled up your following series – Sorry – Next time (!) let me know whaty ou’re planning and I’ll try to cooperate – JE

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Scan of letter from John Ehrlichman to Garry Trudeau. Text reads: Typeset: THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Typewritten: May 18, 1973 Dear Mr. Trudeau: I would consider it a privilege to be able to obtain the original drawing of the attached cartoon. Needless to say, it has a very special meaning to me and would be a good addition to the other originals that I have received through the years. If you are able to forward the original, would it be possible for you to mail it to my home address: 330 Chesapeake Drive, Great Falls, Virginia 22066. Many thanks. Yours sincerely, [signature] John D. Ehrlichman Mr. G. B. Trudeau Universal Press Syndicate 475 Fifth Avenue New York 10017 Handwritten: I hear my resignation fouled up your following series – Sorry – Next time (!) let me know whaty ou’re planning and I’ll try to cooperate – JE
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Glenn Fleishman (glennf@twit.social)'s status on Saturday, 09-Mar-2024 05:33:17 JST Glenn Fleishman
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Ehrlichman wrote two letters to Trudeau that are preserved in Trudeau’s archives at Yale. This letters from May 18, 1973, on White House letterhead asks for the original of a previous strip (which one is unclear). The handwritten note says:
“I hear my resignation fouled up your following series – Sorry – Next time (!) let me know whaty ou’re planning and I’ll try to cooperate – JE.” He was convicted 19 months later.
Ehrlichman in his office: https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/former-white-house-special-assistant-on-domestic-affairs-news-photo/615291646

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