<--PREV Doc #186  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  First Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #188 Document #187; May 13, 1953 To William H. Burnham Series: EM, AWF, Name 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 Bill: Howard Snyder tells me that you are about to leave the hospital (or perhaps already left) and go back to the school.1 I am delighted to hear this, and gratified beyond words that you have made such progress. Apparently you'll be at Eaglebrook for the commencement exercises, which should be a stimulating and satisfying experience.2 Last weekend we all went up to Penn State to visit Milton and his family. He and I played golf and spent considerable time fishing. We caught some beautiful trout (rainbow and brown) and for lunch Saturday had a fish fry right at the stream. It was a truly fine outing.3 Today is Min's birthday, and we are all rallying round to help her celebrate.4 I'll enclose a photograph that was in the Washington Post this morning, since you probably otherwise wouldn't see it. We are still counting on a Denver vacation in August, though I have learned that it really doesn't pay to plan too far [in] advance in this job.5 At any rate, it's nice to dream about. Mamie joins me in best to you, as always,6 Sincerely 1 For background see no. 97. 2 Eisenhower's reference was to the Eaglebrook School in Deerfield, Massachusetts (see no. 57). 3 See no. 165. 4 Mrs. Eisenhower's mother, Elivera Carlson Doud. 5 On the Eisenhowers' vacation see no. 383. 6 On June 8 Eisenhower would receive a telegram notifying him of Burnham's death (Hart to Eisenhower, AWF/N). Bibliographic reference to this document: Eisenhower, Dwight D. To William H. Burnham, 13 May 1953. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 187. 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/187.cfm <--PREV Doc #186  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  First Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #188

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