PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 08/16/1952 - HFSID 295448
Price: $600.00
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
He writes a letter to Chicago Tribune executive George
Strecker thanking him for all he is doing to gain support in Illinois for
Eisenhower's presidential campaign.
Typed Letter signed: "DE", 1 page, 5¾x7¾. Denver, Colorado,
1952 August 16. On letterhead of the Office of Dwight D. Eisenhower
addressed to Mr. George Strecker, Chicago, Illinois. In full: "Dear
George: Thanks for your note of August 11th. It was very nice to have you and
Frances here. I of course deeply appreciate all that you are doing to effect
maximum unity and support in Illinois. Victory in Illinois would be doubly
significant. Sincerely"
Accompanied by the transmittal envelope addressed to Mr. to
George Strecker, Chicago, Illinois and postmarked Denver, Colorado, August 18,
1952. In 1952, Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969, born in Denison,
Texas) became the fifth General elected President because of his military
leadership during wartime (the others were George Washington, Andrew Jackson,
Zachary Taylor and Ulysses S. Grant). He headed the Allied Invasion of French
North Africa (November 1942-May 1943) and directed the Allied
Expeditionary Forces that invaded Normandy on June 6, 1944, recaptured
France and overcame Germany. Appointed by President Harry S Truman, he served as
Chief of Staff of the United States Army from November 19, 1945 to February
7, 1949. Eisenhower's efforts in that capacity included the unification of
the armed services under a centralized command and the demobilization of the
wartime army. Eisenhower, who accepted the surrender of Germany on
May 7, 1945, became a highly respected officer of the U.S. Army, and his
popularity carried him into the presidency. Serving as the nation's
34th President from 1953 to 1961, Eisenhower, like Grant, was a graduate
of West Point and had held no previous elective office before becoming
President. Ironically, Eisenhower and Grant were the only two Republican
Presidents to serve two complete four-year terms until Ronald Reagan took
office. Extremely popular, "Ike" was the first U.S. President
constitutionally ineligible to run for a third term in 1960. Like Washington
and Jackson, Eisenhower became an active farmer after serving his two terms as
President. 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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