KENNEDY JOHN F.: (1917-1963) American President 1961-63. A.L.S., John Kennedy, two pages, 4to, Washington D.C., n.d. (2nd September 1954), to Mrs. James Fitzgerald, on the printed stationery of the United States Senate. Kennedy thanks his correspondent for their kind letter and continues to state ´I share your regret that the pay raise did not go through - but I am confident that it will be passed by the Congress next session regardless of the veto´. Accompanied by the original envelope (some extensive tears and fraying to the edges) hand addressed by Kennedy to his correspondent in Springfield, Massachusetts. For a purist collector of JFK and/or American Presidential autographs the present letter provides an interesting and rare example of Kennedy incorporating his middle name, Fitzgerald, into the salutation of the letter and address on the envelope. Some light creasing and minor age wear and a few minor, small stains, only very slightly affecting the signature. G James Fitzgerald worked in the United States postal service and had also briefly assisted Kennedy on one of his political campaigns. In August 1954 Congress had passed a bill to grant raises to all federal employees, including a permanent 5% pay rise for postal workers. Dwight Eisenhower withheld his approval (a ´pocket´ veto) largely because it provided no means of raising revenue to finance the cost of the pay rises, and some viewed it as the President´s retaliation after Congress had rejected his request for an increase in postal rates.