Eisenhower, Dwight D.:

$2,500 · Offered by William Reese Company

[TYPED LETTER, SIGNED, FROM DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER TO KING V. HOSTICK, THANKING HIM FOR "THE LITTLE BOOK CONTAINING A REPORT ON THE CEREMONIES AT THE DEDICATION OF THE BATTLEFIELD OF ... It is not clear to us which book the Illinois manuscript dealer and Lincoln scholar Hostick gave Eisenhower, but President Eisenhower felt moved to write: "...As you point out, it is interesting and sad to note the lack of prominence given to one of the greatest utterances of all time...it is a welcome addition to the library I hope to have at Gettysburg...." The Eisenhowers had a small working farm just outside of Gettysburg, where the President retired in 1961 and where he died in 1969. He was an active supporter and Trustee of Gettysburg College.

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