Eisenhower, Dwight D., as Thirty-fourth President

Typed letter signed, one page (9 x 6  7/8  in.; 228 x 175 mm) on White House letterhead, Washington, 10 October 1957, to Gene Sarazen, Germantown, New York, thanking him for his comments about his decision in the Little Rock, Arkansas crisis; small flaw in center of upper edge, horizontal fold.  Together with: typed envelope, postmarked 11 October 1957.

Typed letter signed, 1 page on White House letterhead (9 x 6 7/8 in.; 228 x 175 mm), Washington, 10 October 1957, to Gene Sarazen, Germantown, N. Y.; small flaw in center of upper edge, horizontal fold. with typed envelope, postmarked 11 October 1957.
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"[I]n the Little Rock situation ... there was no alternative to the plain duty I had in the matter."

In this letter, written just one month after the momentous events leading up to the integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, the President writes to thank Sarazen for a box of prize-winning apples he has sent to the Eisenhowers.  He ends the letter with a brief remark on the controversial events of the preceding month: "Thank you, too, for your comments about the decision I had to make in the Little Rock situation; actually, there was no alternative to the plain duty I had in the matter."