1981-89 Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr signed autographed 1980 election letter--

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Check it out...Here's a classic scarce 8 1/2" wide by 11" tall typed letter from 1980 on the official letterhead of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Indianapolis, Indiana that has been 100% HAND-SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED by 2-term Governor of Indiana Robert D. Orr (Died in 2004)- The letter has great content about the 1980 election (See transcript below) and has been signed in ink as "Bob" at close-A neat VINTAGE HAND SIGNED item! How many of these survived? This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required. 1981-89 Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr signed autographed 1980 election letter-- 1981-89 Indiana Governor Robert D. Orr signed autographed 1980 election letter-- Click images to enlarge Description Check it out...Here's a classic scarce 8 1/2" wide by 11" tall typed letter from 1980 on the official letterhead of the Office of the Lieutenant Governor in Indianapolis, Indiana that has been 100% HAND-SIGNED / AUTOGRAPHED by 2-term Governor of Indiana Robert D. Orr (Died in 2004)- The letter has great content about the 1980 election (See transcript below) and has been signed in ink as "Bob" at close-A neat VINTAGE HAND SIGNED item! How many of these survived? Letter reads: "September 4, 1980. Thank you for your thoughtful message. The upcoming election will be an important one for the future of Indiana and the nation. It is encouraging to hear that you are taking on active interest in the election to reach an educated decision in November. In addition to the picture what you requested, I am also enclosing material on the other Republican candidates for state office. I would encourage you to take a close look at each of these candidates, as they are all highly qualified for the respective offices. If I may be of any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact my office. Sincerely, Bob Orr. Robert D Orr Lieut. Gov." Here's some info on Governor Orr: Robert Dunkerson Orr (November 17, 1917 – March 10, 2004) was an American politician and diplomat who served as the 45th Governor of Indiana from 1981 to 1989. He was a member of the Republican Party. Orr first became involved in politics in 1950 as a member of a local Republican Party advisory board. In 1951 he became chairman of the local party; he served until 1954. He was a precinct committeeman for eight years, and in 1958 became treasurer for the Eight District Republican Committee, a position he held until 1960. In 1965 he was elected chairman of the Vanderburg County Republican Central Committee; he held that position for six years. In 1968 he was elected to the Indiana Senate representing Evansville. He served there until 1973. In 1972, he was nominated at the State Republican Convention to run for Lieutenant Governor on a ticket with Otis R. Bowen. The election campaign focused largely on their opponents' records of raising taxes, and they won the election with 56.8 percent of the vote. As lieutenant governor, Orr oversaw the state agricultural bureau and was director of the Indiana Department of Commerce. Orr drew on his experience in economic development in Evansville to put in a place a statewide economic growth plan. He convinced state leaders to fund the creation of two Port of Indiana ports on the Ohio River, one at Mount Vernon and other at Jeffersonville, and he launched a successful tourist attraction campaign. Orr vote five tie breaking votes in the Indiana Senate during his term, including one that passed Bowen's tax reorganization plan, drastically lowering property taxes, requiring local taxing authorities to receive state level approval to raise taxes, while increasing the state sales tax. Orr and Bowen were reelected to office in 1976. Orr was popular statewide because of his economic plans and for being associated with the tax reorganization plan. With Bowen's backing, he ran unopposed for the Republican nomination to run for governor in 1980. In the general election he was opposed by Democrat John Hillenbrand. Orr focused on connecting himself with the popular Governor Bowen; his slogan was "Let's Keep a Good Thing Going." He easily defeated Hillenbrand, 1,257,383 (57.7 percent) to 913,116 (41.9 percent) votes. As governor he oversaw the reform of the Indiana educational system. In 1984, he defeated State Senator Wayne Townsend of Hartford City to win a second term as governor: 1,146,497 (52.8 percent of the two-party vote) to 1,036,832 (47.2 percent). An ad from the 1984 campaign, which featured an actress playing a fortune teller and a singer with a Daryl Hall style mullet, was featured on an episode of CNN's Not Just Another Cable News Show. In the 1984 election, Orr polled 110,886 fewer votes than he had in 1980, and his overall percent dropped by 4.9. In 1986, Orr served as president of the Council of State Governments and as the chairman of the Midwestern Governors Association. After his terms as governor, Orr was named by U.S. President George H. W. Bush as the U.S. Ambassador to Singapore, a position that he held until 1992. After he left his ambassadorship, Orr established a consulting firm called the Alliance for Global Commerce, which focused on international trade and export issues. In 2000, his wife, Joanne "Josie" Wallace, requested that he divorce her because she was suffering from dementia. She wanted her husband to be happy in his last years instead of watching his wife slowly die. In 2001, at the age of eighty-three, he married Mary Kay Davis. On March 10, 2004, Orr died at the age of eighty-six at the Indiana University Medical Center in Indianapolis from complications following kidney surgery. He is buried in Crown Hill Cemetery in Indianapolis. This is an ORIGINAL item, NOT A REPRODUCTION item! Postage information is listed at the bottom-$ 4.95 postage is required. Payment We accept Paypal payments. Shipping We will try and combine shipping on multiple purchases wherever possible. Please e-mail us with auction item numbers before sending payment. However, if the items are heavy or require special packing / tracking, the postal rates might not be significantly reduced. We no longer ship overseas first class mail. 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