<--PREV Doc #1572  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  First Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #1574 Document #1573; September 2, 1955 To Arthur Seymour Nevins Series: EM, AWF, Gettysburg Series The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XVI - The Presidency: The Middle Way Part VIII: Toward "statesmanship of a high order"; June 1955 to November 1955 Chapter 17: "Stern edicts" from the Doctors   Dear Arthur: Thank you for the information you keep sending out here; you know how intrigued I am by everything that happens at the farm.1 It was good news about the Whitney Jilt. I wish we could get the Black Jestress interested.2 I suppose Mrs. Whitman sent you a copy of a letter I wrote to a fellow about insect killers.3 It might be something pretty good. Tom Stephens told me that a number of Republicans wanted to give me a fine birthday present this fall and he decided, after consultation apparently with Chief West, to get the trees to line the entire lane.4 I could not think of any better suggestion and so I accepted that one with pleasure. However, I don't believe they will be showing up until some time in October because I believe that tree planting time starts about that time.5 I miss my talks with you and our visits to the farm. Give my love to Ann, and, of course, all the best to yourself. As ever P.S. I know that you have a lot of paper work to do so don't use up a lot of energy and time trying to write to us too often. Great as my interest is in the farm, I am perfectly confident that you keep things in order. If any emergency happens, you can always call us and, of course, reverse the charges. 1 On August 24 Nevins had written to Presidential Secretary Ann C. Whitman, who had accompanied the President on his Denver, Colorado, vacation (AWF/Gettysburg). 2 Nevins had reported that Whitney Jilt 10th had been bred to Eisenhower's new bull (see nos. 1326 and 1538). On the Black Jestress--who had not been bred--see no. 1297. For developments see no. 1634. 3 See the preceding document. 4 Walter A. West, a Navy Petty Officer stationed at Camp David, was a horticulturist. 5 Eisenhower would receive forty-eight Norway spruce trees, one from each state's Republican committee (see New York Times, Oct. 15, 19, 1955). Bibliographic reference to this document: Eisenhower, Dwight D. To Arthur Seymour Nevins, 2 September 1955. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 1573. 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/1573.cfm <--PREV Doc #1572  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  First Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #1574

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