Lot 312
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed Letter Signed on "DDE" letterhead, 1 page, 10¼x7¼", Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, 10 Nov. 1964. Very fine. Marked "PERSONAL" and addressed to Edgar A. Moss regarding an October 19, 1964 newspaper article written by syndicated columnist Drew Pearson after Walter Jenkins, an LBJ aide, was arrested on a moral charge and forced to resign. Pearson wrote that homosexuality is "a disease which is completely bipartisan and has no respect for people in high places." He claimed that Eisenhower had his own "Walter Jenkins" in Arthur Vandenberg, Jr (son of the late senator from Michigan), that Vandenburg had served as Eisenhower's assistant during the 1952 election and consequently had acccess to intelligence reports on the Korean War, and that Vandenberg had been in line to become Ike's No. 1 assistant until "someone went through his security file and he was eased out of Washington."
Eisenhower refutes the claims in Pearson's column (copy enclosed). He expresses astonishment that Mr. Moss "would have any confidence whatsoever in anything written by the columnist….The man mentioned in the clipping was never a part of my Administration; he never had even a temporary office or assignment in the White House" He adds that the FBI always made a full check of any potential employees and that during the campaign of 1952, he was "occasionally 'briefed' on the Korean War but only on an individual and secret basis." He vehemently denies that any assistant or associate of his had access to that information, and notes that no proof of any misconduct on Vandenberg 's part was ever proved. "…I think it despicable for anyone to report or write such dirty gossip unless some benefit to the public thus should be served…."
Estimated Value $800 - 1,000.
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