FIRST LADY MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED - HFSID 84505

MAMIE EISENHOWER
Mamie Eisenhower sends a typed letter of thanks for the visit and the gift.
Typed Letter Signed: "Affectionately/Mamie Eisenhower" with holograph postscript signed: "M", 1p, 6¼x9. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, no date. To President Eisenhower's Secretary of Commerce Lewis Strauss and his wife, Alice. In full: "It was a nice gift you had waiting for me when I cam e to see Alice. You are always so thoughtful and I so deeply appreciate it. As you know, we had a real nice visit and have talked on the telephone a couple of times since." In a postscript, the former First Lady adds: "Was grand to see you at the Tribute Dinner and I was proud when you stood with the other cabinet members of Ikes administration-" LEWIS L. STRAUSS served as Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (1953-1958) and Eisenhower's Secretary of Commerce (1958-1959, not confirmed by the Senate). Alice and Lewis Strauss were married from 1923 until his death in 1974. Dwight and Mamie Eisenhower lived in 33 homes during 53 years of married life. Their Gettysburg farm was the only home they ever owned together. It was not publicly known that Mrs. Eisenhower suffered from Mèniere's disease, an inner ear infection that affected her balance, causing rumors of alcoholism. After leaving the White House in 1961, she continued her custom of having a masseuse three times a week, going to Elizabeth Arden and having card parties. During her husband's final illness, Mamie moved into Walter Reed Army Hospital to be with him. Fold crease not at signature. Staple and file note at upper left corner. Fine condition.