THE GIPPER WRITES DA COACH

Typewritten letter on White House letterhead dated May 15, 1986 and signed by President Ronald Reagan congratulating Mike Ditka on receiving the Annual Recognition Award from St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital Center. This letter was sent only two months after the Bears' legendary win at Super Bowl XX, and in this letter President Reagan praises Ditka for all he's given to Chicago both in his victory and in his charitable activities.

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