Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 to William F. C. Ewing re gathering support for plan to modernize Defense Dept.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03862 Author/Creator: Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: 05 May 1958 Pagination: 2 p. 26.3 x 18.1 cm Order a Copy
Typed on White House stationery and signed in initials, "D.E." Interestingly, Eisenhower compares the intended role for the Sec. of Defense to "corporate practices" and closes by noting "I am sending this letter, or one nearly identical, to a number of my good friends in the business world."
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