Presidential Papers, Doc#278 To ------, 26 June 1953. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower

Document #278; June 26, 1953
To ------
Series: EM, AWF, Name Series: West Point

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 4: Striving for Unity

 

Dear ------: I am distressed to learn about the disappearance of your sister.1 Upon arrival of your letter we instantly put all of our people on the job--indeed, we found that the Metropolitan Bureau for Missing Persons had already been on the case for some days.

The reason I am writing at this moment is that just a few minutes ago a telephone call came in indicating that the body of your sister may have been found. I have no information as to whether violence could have been involved. However, I shall ask my confidential secretary to drop you a further note in case additional information comes direct to us. This I do because I am personally going to be out of town for the next two days. With warm regard, As ever

1 Eisenhower's West Point classmate had written on June 20 regarding the disappearance of his sister, who resided in Washington, D.C. The widow of an Army general, she may have been distraught over the fact that her son, a major in the Army, was serving in Korea. The President had directed the Treasury Department Secret Service to investigate (Rowley to Stephens, AWF/N: West Point).

Bibliographic reference to this document:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. To ------, 26 June 1953. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 278. 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/278.cfm

 


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