Presidential Papers, Doc#1049 Memorandum To Sherman Adams, 6 September 1954. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
<--PREV
Doc #1048		  |  Memorial Commission
Home Page		  |  First Term
Table of Contents		  |  Presidential Papers
Home Page 		 | 
Doc#
 |  NEXT-->
Doc #1050

Document #1049; September 6, 1954
To Sherman Adams
Series: EM, AWF, Administration Series ; Category: Memorandum
The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XV - The Presidency: The Middle Way
Part VI: Crises Abroad, Party Problems at Home; September 1954 to December 1954
Chapter 132: Asia: A "boiling kettle of possible trouble"

 

As you probably are aware, Congress at its recent session passed SJ-149, creating a Committee to arrange a celebration for the two hundredth birthday of John Marshall.1 I understand that I am empowered to appoint eight members of the nineteen-man committee.

It has been suggested to me that since John Marshall is the "idol" of the lawyers of the country, it would be fitting to appoint to this Committee the President of the American Bar Association, Loyd Wright, of Los Angeles, and the Chairman of the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association, John Randall of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.2 I pass these names on for your consideration.

It occurs to me as I write this that my brother Edgar, who, as you know, is a lawyer of high professional standing, might like to serve on this Committee. If you think there would be any criticism attached to such an appointment, I would not want to suggest it; on the other hand, if you think his appointment might be in order, let's consider it.3 I leave the matter entirely to you.4

1 On August 3 Congress had passed S.J. Res. 149 (PL 581) designating September 1955 as John Marshall Bicentennial Month (see Congressional Quarterly Almanac, vol. X, 1954, p. 441). Marshall, the third Supreme Court Chief Justice, was born on September 24, 1755.

2 On January 11, 1955 Eisenhower would appoint Loyd Wright (LL.B. University of Southern California 1915) and John Daniel Randall (LL.B. University of Iowa 1923) to the committee (New York Times, Jan. 12, 1955; see also press release, Jan. 11, 1955, AWF/N, Edgar Eisenhower Corr.).

3 It had been Edgar, in fact, who told the President that S.J. Res. 149 empowered him to appoint eight members to the committee. Edgar also had suggested that Wright and Randall be considered for appointments because, he said, John Marshall is "the idol of the lawyers of this country" (Sept. 1, 1954, AWF/N).

4 At the bottom of the copy of this letter a typed notation reads: "Longhand p.s. Please consult Herb Brownell." We have not found an Adams reply in AWF. For developments see no. 1057.

Bibliographic reference to this document:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. Memorandum To Sherman Adams, 6 September 1954. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 1049. World Wide Web facsimile by The Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission of the print edition; Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996, http://www.eisenhowermemorial.org/presidential-papers/first-term/documents/1049.cfm

<--PREV
Doc #1048		  |  Memorial Commission
Home Page		  |  First Term
Table of Contents		  |  Presidential Papers
Home Page 		 | 
Doc#
 |  NEXT-->
Doc #1050
 


Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial Commission
1629 K Street, NW Suite 801
Washington DC 20006
Phone: 202.296.0004    Fax: 202.296.6464