Dear Mr. President:
All Americans join me in sending you and the people of India our deep sympathy for your great loss. We mourn with you on this sad occasion. Zakir Husain was a man of courage and integrity whose loss will be long felt.
Sincerely,
RICHARD NIXON
[V. V. Giri, Acting President of India]
India has lost a great statesman. We mourn the death of Zakir Husain, a man admired by all for his service to humanity. You and your people have my deepest sympathy in this time of sadness.
Sincerely,
RICHARD NIXON
[Mrs. Indira Nehru Gandhi]
Note: President Zakir Husaln died at the age of 72 in New Delhi, India.
The message to Acting President Girl was dated May 3 and the message to Prime Minister Gandhi was dated May 4.
Richard Nixon, Messages on the Death of President Zakir Husain of India. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/238993