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FIRST LADY MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER - TYPED LETTER TWICE SIGNED 10/31/1952 - HFSID 295483

Her description of the closing days of the 1952 Presidential election, with a handwritten postscript Typed Letter signed: "Mamie", and "M", 1 page, 7x10½. No place, 1952 October 31. To "Dear Frances" [Mrs.

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MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER
Her description of the closing days of the 1952 Presidential election, with a handwritten postscript
Typed Letter signed: "Mamie", and "M", 1 page, 7x10½. No place, 1952 October 31. To "Dear Frances" [Mrs. George Strecker, Lake Forest, Illinois], in full: "The lovely white hankie you sent me has just arrived and I can hardly wait to put a drop or two of my favorite scent on it. You are a dear to remember me in this nice way! We are all working frantically these last few days before November 4th. Ike is off in Chicago today for a major speech and I am knee-deep in the mountains of correspondence that are pouring in by the hour. No rest for us until the results are in, but we are terribly encouraged by the enthusiasm and sincerity which have greeted us everywhere. Last night, we had a thrilling rally in Madison Square Garden, and I wish I could tell you how choked up we all were when Fred Waring's orchestra played 'The Battle Hymn of the Republic' at the conclusion of Ike's speech. It was all terribly heartwarming and whatever happens next Tuesday, we will always remember with the greatest affection the wonderful people who pitched in and worked so hard for our cause. I am sorry this is such a short, typewritten note, but the only way I can write any letters at all these days is to dictate in bits and snatches to a secretary. My affectionate regards to you." Handwritten postscript: "Were you here in New York. Your last note mentioned seeing Roger but you didn't state you would be in N.Y. If so, sorry I didn't even say hello to you." Accompanied by original mailing envelope On July 1, 1916, 25-year-old Second Lieutenant Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969) and 19-year-old Mamie Geneva Doud (1896-1979) were married in Denver, Colorado. They had two sons: Dwight Doud Eisenhower (1917-1920) and John Sheldon Doud Eisenhower (born in 1923). As an Army wife for 37 years, Mamie grew accustomed to entertaining groups of influential people, a talent she drew upon during her eight years as the White House hostess (1953-1961). In their 53 years of married life, the Eisenhower's lived in 33 homes; their last in Gettysburg was the only home they owned together. During Ike's final illness, Mamie moved into Walter Reed Army Hospital to be with him during the final months of his life. Dwight D. Eisenhower, the fifth general to be elected President, served as the nations' 34th President from 1953 to 1961. From the collection of George Strecker, an advertising executive at the Chicago Tribune who became close to the Eisenhower's through his wife, Frances, a long-time friend with Mamie Eisenhower. Multiple mailing. Lightly toned. Heavy mounting residue on verso. Otherwise, fine condition.

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