Dwight Eisenhower TLS to Admiral Harold Page Smith

Dwight Eisenhower
Washington, DC, December 22, 1953

Dwight Eisenhower TLS to Admiral Harold Page Smith
TLS

A typed letter from President Dwight Eisenhower to Admiral Harold Page Smith (1904-1993). 1p on White House stationery, 6.5" x 8.5", Washington, D.C., December 22, 1953. Signed at conclusion, "Dwight D. Eisenhower", he thanks Smith for a holiday postcard with remembrances of fishing trips in Colorado. Exhibits darkened offset toning to perimeter, with minor soiling and scattered foxing throughout. Remnants of prior mounting along edges of verso; laid down on stiff board. Else, very good.

In full:

"Thank you very much for sending me such a lovely postcard. It reminds me of some of my fine fishing experiences in Colorado.
A very Merry Christmas to you and Mrs. Smith!"

Admiral Smith enjoyed an exceptionally distinguished Naval career that spanned over 40 years of active service. After graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1924, he would go on to serve in various battleships, cruisers, and destroyers in the years preceding World War II. During the later stages of the war and after, Smith held several high ranking operational and command positions, including command of the U.S.S. Missouri. In 1963, he became the first Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic before retiring from the Navy in 1965.

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