PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/01/1952 - HFSID 295447
Price: $600.00
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
He signs this letter less than a year before becoming President,
conveying his thanks and sending best wishes to Chicago Tribune executive
George O. Strecker.
Typed Letter signed: "The Eisenhowers", 1 page, 7x10½.
Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, 1952 April 1. On "DDE"
letterhead addressed to Mr. George O. Strecker, Chicago, Illinois. In full:
"Dear Mr. Strecker: Just a note to convey my thanks for your thoughtful
letter and for the clippings you enclosed. I appreciate the very useful comment
and friendly counsel which you have given me. This brings Mrs. Eisenhower's and
my best wishes and kind regard to you and yours. Sincerely," Accompanied
by the transmittal envelope addressed to Mr. George O. Strecker, Chicago,
Illinois and postmarked April 1, 1952. Twenty-nine years after his West Point
graduation (1915), DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969) received his fifth
star and the rank of General of the Army (December 20, 1944). Only the year
before, he had been appointed Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary
Forces (January 1944) and placed in command of the Normandy invasion,
"Operation Overlord". An experienced leader, "Ike" had commanded the U.S.
Army in Europe from June 1942 to December 1943, during which time he had
directed the invasions of North Africa (November 1942) and Sicily
(July-August 1943). On May 7, 1945, Eisenhower accepted the unconditional
surrender of Germany at Rheims. During his two terms as 34th U.S.
President (1953-1961), Eisenhower presented his famous "Atoms for
Peace" plan to the United Nations (December 1953), issued the Eisenhower
Doctrine, which provided aid to Middle-Eastern countries threatened by Communist
aggression (January 1957), and dispatched troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to
enforce students' civil rights (September 1957). Eisenhower's rank of Five-Star
General of the Army was restored in 1961, two months after his presidential term
ended. On July 1, 1916, 25-year-old Second Lieutenant Dwight D. Eisenhower
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. 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 Doud Eisenhower.Soiled with adhesive on
verso (heavily shown through). Normal mailing folds. Otherwise, fine condition.
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