285 - Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed to Cousin Ann Gargan: "William Manchester is writing a book about the events of last November"

Robert F. Kennedy Typed Letter Signed to Cousin Ann Gargan: "William Manchester is writing a book about the events of last November" TLS signed “Love, Bobby,” one page, 7 x 9, The Attorney General letterhead, June 10, 1964. Letter to his cousin, Ann Gargan, caretaker of his father, Joseph P. Kennedy. In full: "As you know, William Manchester is writing a book about the events of last November which will be published in 1968 or 1969. He will be contacting you in the near future, and I would appreciate whatever cooperation you can give him. In overall fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Accompanied by a group of RFK-related ephemera, including: an empty "The Attorney General" mailing envelope addressed to Gargan; a 1967 Christmas card from Robert F. Kennedy's family; a candid June 1968 snapshot of a flag at half mast honoring the death of RFK; a Western Union telegram inviting Gargan to the funeral mass held for RFK at St. Patrick's Cathedral on June 8th; an invitation and car placard for memorial services for RFK at Arlington National Cemetery; an RFK mass card; a TLS by Richard Cardinal Cushing; and an RFK eulogy booklet. Ann Gargan was RFK’s first cousin, the daughter of Rose Kennedy’s younger sister, Agnes Fitzgerald Gargan. Orphaned at a young age, Ann and her siblings remained closely connected to the Kennedy family, spending considerable time with their cousins at Hyannis Port and other family homes. She later became a devoted caretaker to her uncle, Joseph P. Kennedy, remaining at the former ambassador’s side during the years of disability that followed his 1961 stroke.