<--PREV Doc #557  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  Second Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #559 Document #558; January 30, 1958 To Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield, Sr. Series: EM, AWF, Administration Series The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XVIII - The Presidency: Keeping the Peace Part III: The Space Age Begins; October 1957 to January 1958 Chapter 7: NATO and the Cold War   Dear Arthur: I can't tell you how much I appreciate the heartwarming note, and the lovely roses, that you and Miriam sent to me this afternoon.1 Your thought of me helps greatly. Arthur's death causes a great void in the Eisenhower family circle. He was our "big" brother--always dependable and always devoted.2 With warm regard, As ever 1 Postmaster General Summerfield's note is in AWF/A. His wife was the former Miriam W. Graim. 2 Arthur Bradford Eisenhower had died on January 26 at the age of 71. For background on his failing health see nos. 1, 4, and 439. On January 29 the President had attended the funeral services in Kansas City, Missouri (New York Times, Jan. 27, 30, 1958). For developments see no. 742. Bibliographic reference to this document: Eisenhower, Dwight D. To Arthur Ellsworth Summerfield, Sr., 30 January 1958. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 558. 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/558.cfm <--PREV Doc #557  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  Second Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #559

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