<--PREV Doc #965  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  Second Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #967 Document #966; December 9, 1958 To John Hay Whitney Series: EM, AWF, Administration Series The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, Volume XIX - The Presidency: Keeping the Peace Part VI: Setbacks; November 1958 to February 1959 Chapter 14: A "dreary election result"   Dear Jock: I neglected to cable you after receiving your fine message about the dinner attended by The Queen.1 I am sorry that I overlooked the matter for the moment, but I do hope that you will find an opportunity through Selwyn Lloyd or through Harold Macmillan to assure her of the appreciation that Mamie and I felt for the gracious message in which she joined.2 Your glowing reports on the success of the Nixon trip paralleled others that I have received. I regret that he and Pat could not have had more time to travel about Europe so that many in other countries could understand that the young, progressive men and women in the Republican Party comprise a force and an ideal that will yet be felt throughout the free world, to its benefit.3 My very best to you and Betsey, and particularly my gratitude for the magnificent way in which you handled all the details of Dick’s and Pat’s visit. As ever 1 Ambassador Whitney's message is not in EM. On November 27 Vice-President Nixon had entertained Queen Elizabeth II at a Thanksgiving dinner in the U.S. embassy residence in London. Nixon had traveled to London to attend the dedication ceremonies of the American Memorial Chapel at St. Paul's Cathedral (see nos. 937, 949, and New York Times, Nov. 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 1958). 2 These were the British Foreign Secretary and British Prime Minister, respectively. See Eisenhower to Nixon, November 28, 1958, AWF/A. 3 For background on Eisenhower's efforts to promote younger Republicans see no. 590. Bibliographic reference to this document: Eisenhower, Dwight D. To John Hay Whitney, 9 December 1958. In The Papers of Dwight David Eisenhower, ed. L. Galambos and D. van Ee, doc. 966. 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/966.cfm <--PREV Doc #965  |  Memorial Commission Home Page  |  Second Term Table of Contents  |  Presidential Papers Home Page  |  Doc#  |  NEXT--> Doc #967

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