Presidential Papers, Doc#1349 To Robert Cutler, 15 March 1955. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower

Document #1349; March 15, 1955
To Robert Cutler
Series: EM, AWF, Administration Series

The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XVI - The Presidency: The Middle Way
Part VII: "Nothing could be worse than global war"; January 1955 to May 1955
Chapter 15: Searching "for an honorable peace"

 

Dear Bobby: Mamie and I together read your note. We must admit that your knowledge of $5 words, of mythology and of the French language is such as to require a number of conferences in the Eisenhower family in order to reach agreed conclusions as to the exact meaning of such a missive.1

On one point, however, there was no need for discussion. We both enthusiastically agree that it was a great pleasure to meet your relatives and good friends, and that we could not remember an evening that had been so thoroughly enjoyable for the two of us. We are truly grateful you gave us the opportunity of meeting such nice people. As ever

1 Prompted by "personal and private concerns," Cutler had submitted his resignation as Special Assistant for National Security Affairs, to be effective on April 1 (Cutler to Eisenhower and Eisenhower to Cutler, Mar. 8, 1955, AWF/A). On March 12 President and Mrs. Eisenhower had given a small White House dinner party for Cutler, his family, and friends. "Saturday night," Cutler had written in thanks, "was R C's apogee or apotheosis or transfiguration, or some wonderful and happy thing that occasionally happens to some unworthy fellow to remind him why life is really worth living." He thanked Eisenhower for the gift of his painting "Old Mill" and concluded: "Really, my dear friends, it was `la nuit de gloire est ariveƩ'; and Ulysses old dog `Argus' is on his toes" (Cutler to Eisenhower, Mar. 15, 1955, AWF/A; see also Cutler to Eisenhower, Apr. 7, 1955, ibid.).

Bibliographic reference to this document:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. To Robert Cutler, 15 March 1955. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 1349. 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/1349.cfm

 


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