PRESIDENT DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED CIRCA 1959 - HFSID 253374

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
President Eisenhower sends a typed letter acknowledging the letter appointing Commissioner Marion T. Bennett for the existing vacancy on the Court of Claims.
Typed Letter Signed: "D. E." as President, 1p, 6¾x8¾. The White House, Washington, stamped date of 1959 August 7. To The Honorable Norris Cotton, United States Senate, Washington, D. C. In full: "This will acknowledge your letter, signed by you and nine other Senators, relative to the appointment of Commissioner Marion T. Bennett for the existing vacancy on the Court of Claims. I note the fine things which you have to say about Mr. Bennett, his qualifications and recognized ability. I assure you that he will be given every consideration in connection with the filling of this vacancy. With warm 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.