Lot 221
Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969), TLS as President, on "DDE" White House letterhead, one page, 7 x10¼ Washington, D.C., October 14, 1960. To legendary White House correspondent Merriman Smith, whom he addresses as "Smitty", thanking him for his birthday felicitations and asking him "…Do I gather that 70 is the magical age when pride can rightfully take over?…", signed "D.E." and in Very Fine condition.
Estimate 400 - 600
[Albert] Merriman Smith (1911-1970) was chief White House correspondent for United Press International. He won Pulitzer Prize (1964) for his reporting on John F. Kennedy's assassination. Today the White House Correspondents’ Association annually presents the Merriman Smith Award for excellence in presidential news coverage.
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