️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  A condolence letter from President Lyndon Johnson to the widow of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was sold for just half the price expected at an auction on Thursday.<unk> A condolence letter from President Lyndon Johnson to the widow of slain civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was sold for just half the price expected at an auction on Thursday.<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ 47-year-old correspondence, written on White House Stationary, expressed the then Commander-in-Chief's sadness at the civil rights leader's death and reiterated his determination to find the assassin.<unk> The 47-year-old correspondence, written on White House Stationary, expressed the then Commander-in-Chief's sadness at the civil rights leader's death and reiterated his determination to find the assassin. Historic: The letter from President Johnson to Coretta Scott King, dated April 5, 1968, the day after King was shot by a white supremacist, has sold for $60,000 at Quinn's Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia. <unk> Historic: The letter from President Johnson to Coretta Scott King, dated April 5, 1968, the day after King was shot by a white supremacist, has sold for $60,000 at Quinn's Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia. Relationship: Johnson (pictured shaking King's hand during the signing of the Civil Rights Bill in 1964) told his widow they would do everything possible to track down his killer. <unk> Relationship: Johnson (pictured shaking King's hand during the signing of the Civil Rights Bill in 1964) told his widow they would do everything possible to track down his killer. We will overcome this calamity and continue the work of. justice and love that is Martin Luther King's legacy and trust. to us. 'Since early morning, I have devoted all my hours and energy to honoring your good husband in the manner he would most approve.<unk> 'Since early morning, I have devoted all my hours and energy to honoring your good husband in the manner he would most approve.<unk> I have sought <unk> by word, deed and official act <unk> to unite this sorrowing and troubled nation against further and wider violence.' <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Robert F. Kennedy, then a U.S. senator from New York, entered. the race for the Democratic nomination. <unk> Robert F. Kennedy, then a U.S. senator from New York, entered. the race for the Democratic nomination. RFK was himself. assassinated in Los Angeles two months after King was slain. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk> Auctioneer Matthew Quinn said the letter had special resonance given the 50th anniversary this month of the'Bloody. <unk> <unk>
️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąąą Historic letter was expected to fetch $120,000 at Quinn's Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia, on Thursday.<unk> Historic letter was expected to fetch $120,000 at Quinn's Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia, on Thursday.<unk> Historic letter was expected to fetch $120,000 at Quinn's Auction Galleries in Falls Church, Virginia, on Thursday. 16 MLK items, including drafts of speeches, were sold for $99,668.