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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Autographs Start Price:75.00 USD Estimated At:150.00 - 200.00 USD
DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
(1890 - 1969) 34th President of the United States, Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II and largely responsible for the successful invasion on D-Day. Fine content T.L.S. "D.E." 1p. 4to., Palm Desert, Calif., Mar. 26, 1961 to Ernest "Tex" Lee, aide de camp to Eisenhower during the Second World War. Eisenhower opens by declining an invitation to be Grand Marshal of the Indianapolis 500 parade: "I am most appreciative of the invitation you extended on behalf of the '500' Festival Committee to be Grand Marshal of the Parade on May twenty-seventh and to attend the Annual 500 Mile Race. While I would very much like to revisit Indiana -- and to see the Lees again -- I must admit there is not prospect of it this year... I have been compelled to decline all invitations and commitments until much later in the year. As soon as I return home next month, I expect to establish my office and start on my writings which will absorb all of my time for many weeks to come. I am certain of your understanding..." Eisenhower was anticipating the start of his second and final memoir: The White House Years: Waging Peace. Staples at upper right and top, some folds, else very good condition.

Estimate: $150 - 200.

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