Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1890-1969). President of the United States (1953-1961). TLS, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, July 21, 1951. 1p on DDE personal letterhead. Signed Ike Eisenhower. To Hon. Bernard M. Baruch. Commenting on talks Baruch gave at West Point and VMI and thanking him for the fruit basket that was sent to the Eisenhower family. Ike also notes: It was a great privilege to have to opportunity of talking to you while you were here; from you, I always seem to gain a better understanding of my own job. This seems to apply no matter what the job happens to be at the moment. Bernard Baruch (1870-1965) was an investor and financier who used much of his fortune for philanthropic endeavors. He was also an adviser to Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt. Just after the turn of the century, he had amassed a fortune in sugar speculation, and had started his own brokerage firm. He left Wall Street in 1916 to advise Wilson, serving on Council of National Defense and the War Industries Board. As a member of the Paris Peace Conference, he did not like the reparations imposed on Germany by England and France, and fully supported Wilson's League of Nations. Between the wars, he tried to form a more powerful War Industries Board, and encouraged preparation for another war (which he knew was coming). When the second World War came, Baruch became a special adviser to the Office of War Mobilization. Baruch was known as a "park bench statesman," since he walked most days and could often be found discussing politics and government on a bench in Lafayette (DC) or Central (NYC) Park. On his 90th birthday, a bench was dedicated to him in Lafayette Park by the Boy Scouts. ________________________________________________________________________ Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was the 34th President of the United States (1953-1961). This letter was written while he was the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO (April 1951- May 1952). As a USMA graduate and career military man, some were surprised when in his farewell address he warned of "...the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." Condition: Folds as expected. Otherwise excellent.
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (1890-1969). President of the United States (1953-1961). TLS, Supreme Headquarters, Allied Powers Europe, July 21, 1951. 1p on DDE personal letterhead. Signed Ike Eisenhower. To Hon. Bernard M. Baruch. Commenting on talks Baruch gave at West Point and VMI and thanking him for the fruit basket that was sent to the Eisenhower family. Ike also notes: It was a great privilege to have to opportunity of talking to you while you were here; from you, I always seem to gain a better understanding of my own job. This seems to apply no matter what the job happens to be at the moment. Bernard Baruch (1870-1965) was an investor and financier who used much of his fortune for philanthropic endeavors. He was also an adviser to Woodrow Wilson and Franklin Roosevelt. Just after the turn of the century, he had amassed a fortune in sugar speculation, and had started his own brokerage firm. He left Wall Street in 1916 to advise Wilson, serving on Council of National Defense and the War Industries Board. As a member of the Paris Peace Conference, he did not like the reparations imposed on Germany by England and France, and fully supported Wilson's League of Nations. Between the wars, he tried to form a more powerful War Industries Board, and encouraged preparation for another war (which he knew was coming). When the second World War came, Baruch became a special adviser to the Office of War Mobilization. Baruch was known as a "park bench statesman," since he walked most days and could often be found discussing politics and government on a bench in Lafayette (DC) or Central (NYC) Park. On his 90th birthday, a bench was dedicated to him in Lafayette Park by the Boy Scouts. ________________________________________________________________________ Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) was the 34th President of the United States (1953-1961). This letter was written while he was the Supreme Allied Commander of NATO (April 1951- May 1952). As a USMA graduate and career military man, some were surprised when in his farewell address he warned of "...the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist." Condition: Folds as expected. Otherwise excellent.
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