PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 06/05/1957 - HFSID 253382

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
President Eisenhower sends birthday wishes early since he will not be there on the actual day.
Typed Letter Signed: "D. E." as President, 1p, 6¾x8¾. The White House, Washington, 1957 June 5. To Mr. William Simmons, The White House. In full: "I'm sorry I am not going to have a chance this year to say 'Happy Birthday' to you, but, as you know, I am off tomorrow morning early for the Saratoga jaunt. At any rate, I hope you will celebrate the event as befitting the important date it is. With warm felicitations and personal regard, Sincerely," WWII hero and former Allied Supreme Commander DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969) was as successful in politics as he was in war. Eisenhower, who was elected the nation's 34th President (1953-1961) in 1952, was determined to bring order and efficiency to the Administration in a new era of "dynamic conservatism". His domestic program, termed "Modern Republicanism", called for greater state government power, reduced federal intervention in the economy, revamped tax laws, increased Social Security benefits and improved interstate highways. Fulfilling a campaign pledge, Eisenhower went to South Korea following his election and subsequently oversaw the truce that ended the Korean War (1950-1953). He delivered his "Atoms for Peace" proposal to the United Nations in December 1953 and led the formation of the Southeast Asia Treaty Organization the following year. Despite having suffered a serious heart attack in September 1955, Eisenhower won re-election by a landslide in 1956.Fold crease not near signature. Fine condition.