ANN C. WHITMAN - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 03/03/1955 - HFSID 280764
Price: $95.00
ANN C. WHITMAN
Typed 1955 letter as President Eisenhower's Personal Secretary, acknowledging
a gift to the President
Typed Letter signed: "Ann Whitman" as Personal Secretary to the
President, 1 page, 6¼x9¼. Washington, D.C., 1955 March 3. On White
House letterhead to Mr. Golden Latshaw, Cleveland, Ohio. In full: "I
want to supplement the President's letter to you of today. The copy of the
Declaration of Independence that you so kindly sent the President, arrived in
excellent condition two days ago. I am sure it is exactly what the President
thought it might be, and I assure you that he is highly pleased at your thought
of him. With best wishes, Sincerely". Ann Cook Whitman (1908-1991) was
recruited for the Eisenhower Presidential campaign staff in 1952. Upon Ike's
election, she became his personal White House secretary, holding that position
for all of his 8 years in the office. Mack Teasley of the Eisenhower Library
describes Whitman as "the ultimate professional woman." She typically
worked 7-day weeks, as illustrated by this letter, typed on a Saturday. At the
President's request, she kept a 15,000 word White House diary. Later Whitman
performed similar duties for New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, becoming his
executive assistant and then - upon Rockefeller's elevation to Vice President -
his chief of staff. Fold creases, not near signature. Fine
condition.
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