Presidential Papers, Doc#889 To A. C. Miller, 10 October 1958. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower
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Document #889; October 10, 1958
To A. C. Miller
Series: EM, WHCF, Official File 142-A-5
The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XIX - The Presidency: Keeping the Peace
Part V: Forcing the President's Hand; June 1958 to October 1958
Chapter 13: Quemoy and Matsu

 

Dear Mr. Miller: Thank you for your letter of October second.1

We must hope that all Americans, public officials and private citizens alike, will soon come to recognize their responsibility of providing equality of educational opportunity to all students in the nation’s public schools, regardless of race.2 When this equality is denied and some schools are officially closed, numbers of young people are being deprived, even though temporarily, of normal schooling.3 Unless there is real progress in correcting this situation, both the affected students and the nation will suffer.

Again let me express my appreciation of the support of the Christian Life Commission. With best wishes, Sincerely

1 Miller was executive secretary of the Christian Life Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, in Nashville, Tennessee. He had written on October 2 (same file as document) in support of the President's September 26 letter to the Committee for Public Education at Charlottesville, Virginia (see no. 879). "We agree heartily with you and there are large numbers of our constituency who support you in the views you have expressed," Miller had said. Eisenhower heavily edited the draft of this letter (AWF/D).

2 The draft of this sentence had read, "It is evident that all Americans, public officials and private citizens alike, must recognize their duty of complying with the laws of the highest court in the land." Eisenhower had also deleted a sentence that read, "In this vital area of school desegregation, then, there can be no equivocation of responsibility for compliance."

3 This sentence had originally read, "The greatest losers in this process appear to be some young people who are now being deprived, even though temporarily, of their normal schooling." In addition, Eisenhower had deleted the following: "I would hope that progress in this area may soon resume its movement forward."

Bibliographic reference to this document:
Eisenhower, Dwight D. To A. C. Miller, 10 October 1958. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 889. 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/889.cfm

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