| Title: | [Letter] 1953 March 26, The White House, Washington [to] Francis E. Walter, Washington, D.C. / Wilton B. Persons. |
| Personal Author: | Persons, Wilton B. (Wilton Burton), 1896-1977. |
| Corporate Author: | The White House. |
| Date: | 1953 March 26. |
| Extent: | [1] leaf. |
| Dimensions: | 23 cm. |
| General Note: | The letter is typed on official White House letterhead and is signed by Wilton B. Persons, Special Assistant to the President. A note in black ink on the recto states, "TO BE FRAMED 4-13-53" indicating Walter's wish to frame the picture that accompanied the letter. See also Eisenhower's official White House biography (http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/de34.html), as well as other letters in the collection to Francis E. Walter. |
| Abstract: | Persons writes to let Walter know that he will be receiving a photograph taken during his visit and lunch at the White House. Persons affirms that the "President enjoyed being with you and your colleagues," and hopes that Walter will alert his office if he can offer any assistance. Before assuming the duty of assisting President Eisenhower (1953-1961), Persons served as a Major General and also as Chief Congressional Liaison officer of the War Department. |
| Personal Subject: | Persons, Wilton B. (Wilton Burton), 1896-1977
Walter, Francis E. (Francis Eugene), 1894-1963--Correspondence. |
| Corporate Subject: | The White House. |
| Recipient: | Walter, Francis E. (Francis Eugene), 1894-1963. |
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