Finding aid to the Richard M. Nixon note to Frances Page Loftis

JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
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RICHARD M. NIXON TO FRANCES PAGE LOFTIS, 1960
On the eve of his leaving office as Vice-President, Nixon wrote a note to Loftis, thanking
her for her the letter she wrote after the election of 1960. “…nothing could have meant more to
us [Nixon and wife Pat] than to receive such a warm and thoughtful message after losing…. your
act of thoughtfulness will always remain close to our hearts.” The letter is signed “Dick Nixon.”
FRANCES PAGE LOFTIS (1942-2006)
Frances Page Loftis was born 15 May 1942 in South Boston, Virginia, the daughter of
Nelson Page Loftis and Frances Yates. She was a graduate of Mary Washington College,
Fredericksburg, Va. and Union Theological Seminary in Richmond. She taught foreign studies in
several Virginia school districts.
Miss Loftis died 30 May 2006 and is buried in Oak Ridge Cemetery, South Boston,
Virginia.

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