Presidential Papers, Doc#1286 To Arthur William Tedder, 10 August 1959. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
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Document #1286; August 10, 1959
To Arthur William Tedder
Series: EM, AWF, Name Series
The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XX - The Presidency: Keeping the Peace
Part VII: Berlin and the Chance for a Summit; March 1959 to August 1959
Chapter 18: "These extremist approaches"

 

Dear Arthur: I can’t tell you how much I enjoyed your letter.1 It looks now as though I shall be in Britain for a few days toward the end of the month and if there is any break at all in the official discussions, I want of course to see you and others of our wartime association. As a matter of fact, I have already been in touch with Harold Macmillan about such a possibility. The business at hand must have priority, quite naturally, and any such affair would have to be arranged at the last minute.2

It is hard for me, too, to realize that Richard is no longer a child but that he is, in fact, ready for public school.3 Time passes much too quickly, especially in this job where there is scarcely an hour, and never a day, that I can call wholly my own.

I shall save any comments about "our" author until we see each other!4 All the best

P.S. Mamie and I most definitely want you to come to see us next spring. When your plans are definite, please give me some advance notice.5

1 Tedder's August 2 letter is in AWF/N. He had praised the "great and courageous initiative" that Eisenhower had taken in offering to meet with Soviet Premier Khrushchev. He had added that the President would have "the support and confidence" of the people of the United Kingdom.

Ann Whitman drafted this letter for Eisenhower.

2 On the President's upcoming goodwill trip to Europe see the preceding document.

3 Eisenhower's godson, Richard Seton Tedder, was born on May 22, 1946. In September he would attend Glenalmond public school in the Scottish highlands.

4 Eisenhower was referring to British Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, who recently had published his memoirs. Tedder said that he had been "sorely provoked" by Montgomery's recent "antics." On the President's reaction to the volume see, for example, nos. 1012 and 1104.

5 Tedder had said he planned to visit the United States and "--perhaps?--" could call on the Eisenhowers. For developments see no. 1436.

Bibliographic reference to this document:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. To Arthur William Tedder, 10 August 1959. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 1286. 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/second-term/documents/1286.cfm

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