ROBERT KRUEGER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 04/22/1975 - HFSID 79147

ROBERT KRUEGER
The U.S. Congressman from Texas sends a letter to the Associate Commissioner for Equal Educational Opportunity in Washington, D.C., praising the San Felipe-Del Rio School District's work with the E.S.A.A. Bilingual Project and encouraging its application for renewal.
Typed Letter signed: "Robert Krueger", 1 page, 8x10½. Washington, D.C., 1975 April 22. On letterhead of the Congress of the United States House of Representatives addressed to Dr. Herman R. Goldberg, Associate Commissioner for Equal Educational Opportunity, Office of Education, Department of Health Education and Welfare, Washington, D.C. In full: "Dear Mr. Goldberg: I am writing to request your assistance in obtaining the continuation of Emergency School Aid Act programs within the San Felipe-Del Rio Consolidate School District in Del Rio, Texas. I understand that the school district in question is in the act of submitting for your attention an application for renewal of a grant which makes these programs possible. I have read a highly complementary report on these ESAA programs in Del Rio, prepared by the Dallas Regional office of HEW and signed by Mr. Oscar Cardenas. In addition, I have had the opportunity to talk with residents of the area, those who have most directly enjoyed the benefits of these programs, and my impressions of its present success and even greater future potential are as favorable as those of Mr. Cardenas. The opportunity to begin work with more impressionable four year-olds is a golden one and, happily, the San Felipe-Del Rio School District has maximized this opportunity through efficient administration and superlative personnel; my support for this application could not be greater. Please let me know if there is any way in which I can assist you in the close and, I hope, favorable evaluation of this request. My office is always available as a conduit of information between you and the applicant. Yours sincerely," The E.S.A.A. Bilingual Project was designed to establish a comprehensive program of bilingual education in Spanish and English in schools with the highest concentration of Spanish dominant Mexican American students. Robert Charles Krueger was born on September 19, 1935 in New Brunfels, Texas. He received an M.A. from Duke University in 1958 and an M.Litt. and a D.Phil. from Oxford University in 1961. He worked for a number of years as a professor, vice provost and the dean of college of Arts and Sciences at Duke University. Krueger was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives as a Democrat from Texas and served from January 3, 1975 until January 3, 1979. After his terms in office he worked as president of Krueger Associates (1981-1993), was a professor at the University of Texas and Rice University, the Texas Railroad Commissioner (1991-1993), U.S. Senator from Texas (January 1993-June 1993), U.S. Ambassador to Burundi (1994-1996) and U.S. Ambassador to Botswana (1996-1999). Normal mailing folds. Slightly creased. Toned at top edge. Paperclip indentation at top left. Staple holes at top left. Otherwise, fine condition.