Lot 571
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Typed letter signed as President, on pale green White House letterhead, one page, 10½" x 7", Washington, May 24, 1960. To Chicago attorney and labor lawyer Harold M. Gilden, who was called upon three times between 1957 and 1961 by the President to serve on emergency panels to resolve national labor disputes. Here The President appoints Gilden to an Emergency Board to investigate a railroad dispute " …between the Chicago-Rock Island and Pacific Northwest Railroad Company and other carriers represented by the Western Carriers Conference Committee and certain of the employees represented by the Switchmen's Union of North America, AFL-CIO. I am pleased that you are willing to serve on this Emergency Board, and accordingly I hereby appoint you as a member of the Board. This letter will constitute your appointment and your authority to act as a member of the Board." Very fine.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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