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INVITING EDDIE RICKENBACKERTO DINNER
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EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Edward V.
Rickenbacker, inviting him to an “informal stag dinner” and chat, and closing by noting
that while he himself will wear a black tie, a business suit would also be appropriate. 1 page,
4to, “DDE / The White House” stationery; staple holes and staining at upper left, horizon-
tal folds. (TFC)
Washington, 3 November 1953
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I wonder whether it would be convenient for you to come to an informal stag dinner on the evening
of Monday, January eleventh. . . .
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. . . I suggest that we meet at theWhite House about half past seven, have a reasonably early dinner,
and devote the evening to a general chat. . . .”
WITH
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a retained copy of Rickenbacker’s letter accepting the President’s invitation. Np, 6 November 1953.
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EISENHOWER, DWIGHT D. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Phil Klevan,
thanking him for sending a book on the Civil War and expressing particular interest in
those parts on Gettysburg.
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page, 4to,White House stationery; remnants of prior mount-
ing at edges verso, minor scattered creases. (TFC) Washington, 25 March 1955
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My brother, Dr. Milton Eisenhower, has brought me the intriguing book, ‘The Soldier in our
Civil War.’The pictures and the text are, of course, enormously interesting to me, particularly as
they concern the Gettysburg area. . . .”
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