FIRST LADY MAMIE DOUD EISENHOWER - TYPED LETTER TWICE SIGNED 10/31/1952 - HFSID 295483
Price: $340.00
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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