To Julian Bond from Harold Gibbons, 2 Dec 1968

TELEPHONE: 289-2022

HAROLD J. GIBBONS Secretary-Treasurer

[Letterhead logo]: Illustration of the heads of two horses facing opposite directions, posed above a wheel. Text inside the wheel reads: I. B. OF T. C. W. & H. OF A.

TEAMSTERS LOCAL UNION No. 688

300 SOUTH GRAND ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI 63103

AFFILIATED WITH INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF TEAMSTERS, CHAUFFEURS, WAREHOUSEMEN & HELPERS OF AMERICA

December 2, 1968

Mr. Julian Bond 162 Euhrlee Street, S. W. Atlanta, Georgia 30314

Dear Mr. Bond:

Please excuse the delay in expressing our gratitude to you for taking time from your busy schedule to be with us on Sunday, September 29th, to address our 21st City Wide Shop Conference.

On behalf of all of the members and staff of Teamsters Local 688, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the inspiring speech you delivered.

Sincerely, [signed] H J Gibbons Harold J. Gibbons Secretary-Treasurer

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