February 26, 1969
Dear Mr. President:
All Americans join me in sending you and the people of Israel our deepest sympathy for your tragic loss. Levi Eshko1 was a man of great compassion and a true servant of his people. We shall all be the poorer for his passing.
Sincerely,
RICHARD NIXON
[The Honorable Zalman Shazar, President of Israel]
Note: The message was telegraphed to the American Embassy in Tel Aviv from Bonn during the President's visit.
Richard Nixon, Message to the President of Israel on the Death of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/240686