<--PREV Doc #184  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  First Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #186 Document #185; May 12, 1953 To F. A. Teague Series: EM, AWF, DDE Diaries Series The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XIV - The Presidency: The Middle Way Part II: Settling into "the long pull"; May 1953 to August 1953 Chapter 3: "A time for continued vigilance"   Dear Mr. Teague: I am grateful for the informative letter that you brought to my office this morning.2 All of us Republicans are, of course, struggling for unity and team work in the Party--team work that will allow the establishment of proper national and local programs that will justify the support of a growing number of our people. It is too bad that there are people who still persist in preserving preconceived prejudices and arguments; you can be sure that I shall do all I can to see that every loyal member of the Party is treated fairly and squarely--just as I consider it my governmental duty to see that everybody in the nation, regardless of party, is entitled to the protection and services of his government. I am sending your letter to the Chairman of the Republican National Committee, with the request that he study it thoroughly, make such investigation as he choose, and give me his recommendations and suggestions. Undoubtedly he will be in direct touch with you, sooner or later. In this connection, will you extend my greetings and best wishes to each of the individuals who signed the report accompanying your letter.3 Sincerely 1 Teague, of Berryville, Arkansas, was a member of the Arkansas state legislature. 2 Teague had been accompanied to Eisenhower's office by Congressman James W. Trimble and Berryville Mayor J. E. Simpson. We could not find the letter in EM, but according to the President's daily appointments, the meeting concerned a local project in Berryville. 3 At the top margin of this letter Ann Whitman had typed, "for record purposes only--put in our book. President dictated this but was overruled on sending it." Bibliographic reference to this document: Eisenhower, Dwight D. To F. A. Teague, 12 May 1953. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 185. 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/185.cfm <--PREV Doc #184  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  First Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #186

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