^Lot 25 Dwight D. Eisenhower

TLS as president, one page, 6.75 x 9, White House letterhead, November 24, 1958. Letter to James E. Webb, of Ker-McGee Oil Industries. In full: “I am pleased you are willing to serve as a Member of my Committee to Study the United States Military Assistance Program and I hereby appoint you in that capacity. For your assistance and information, I am enclosing a copy of my letter to the Chairman outlining the purpose of the study and the terms of reference under which you will be working. I am sure that the work of this committee will be invaluable to our national security and the defense of the free world. I look forward with anticipation to the results of the study.” In fine condition, with several paperclip impressions to top edge and a few scattered creases. The committee was a bipartisan committee created in November 1958 by President Eisenhower to undertake a completely independent, objective, and non-partisan analysis of the military assistance aspects of the US Mutual Security Program.