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Eisenhower | Dwight D.

White House Personal Note – Bryce Harlow

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Description

Personal note from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Mrs. Bryce Harlow, wife of presidential speechwriter and congressional liaison Bryce N. Harlow.

Note is written on a White House gift card, measures 4.25″ x 2.25″, with associated envelope. Embossed seal of the president on front panel. Includes a note from Ann C. Whitman, personal secretary to President Eisenhower, imploring Bryce Harlow to “deliver [the note] carefully, but I would not blame you if you read en route.” The note from President Eisenhower reads: “Dear Mrs. Harlow, These are just to ask your help in making your husband understand how much I admire his effectiveness in working with the members of Congress and appreciate his devotion to his difficult task. With affectionate regard. D.E.” This note likely accompanied a gift from President Eisenhower.

Bryce N. Harlow (1916 – 1987) began his career in the executive branch serving as an administrative assistant, speechwriter and deputy assistant for congressional affairs in the Eisenhower Administration. During the campaign of 1960, he was a speechwriter for Vice President Nixon’s unsuccessful presidential campaign. With Nixon’s election In 1968, Harlow was the first presidential appointment of the new administration, serving as a congressional liaison. Harlow was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1981 by President Ronald Reagan. He died in 1987.

Additional information

Location Published

Washington DC

Publisher

The White House

Edition

Signed Letter

Date Published

[1958]

Binding

Card Stock

Condition

Near Fine

Author

Eisenhower | Dwight D.