A fine collection of correspondence between President Eisenhower and publisher Seymour Berkson
Collection of T.L.S. correspondence from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Seymour Berkson.
1955-57.
Price: $2,000.00
About the item
[6] single leaf letters, folded for mailing; [1] postmarked envelope; a photocopy of Berkson's immigration card. A fine collection of correspondence between President Eisenhower and publisher Seymour Berkson. All letters near fine; an impressive collection of correspondence and associations.
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Seymour Berkson (b.1905 - d.1959) was an American publisher of The Journal-American, a now defunct NYC daily newspaper, and was husband of fashion publicist and founder of New York Fashion Week, Eleanor Lambert. In this collection of corespondences, President Dwight D. Eisenhower extends an invitation to Berkson to attend a "stag dinner" on March fifteenth. The letter is boldly signed in full, in which the President adds the postscript, "As a personal favor to me, would you keep this reasonably confidential until after the affair?"
A later letter from the President thanks Berkson for sending along a copy of the 1957 Information Please Almanac. "As I glance through it," Eisenhower notes, "I have one mild complaint -- the book is so intriguing that I find it difficult to put down, even in view of official mail that awaits attention." This letter is also signed in full, about 75 words, accompanied by the original typed mailing envelope. Ancilliary material enclosed includes a polite T.L.S. to Berkson from Eisenhower's Press Secretary, James C. Hagerty, 2 carbons of Berkson's letters to the White House and a note from legendary Times-Herald reporter and colleague, Bill Hutchinson, congratulating Berkson on his White House visit.
The collection includes:
February 21, 1955: T.L.S. letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower to Seymour Berkson on White House stationary with a D.D.E. header.
February 24, 1955: Typescript letter from Seymour Berkson
March 17, 1955: Typescript copy letter from Seymour Berkson to Eisenhower
March 17, 1955: T.L.S. letter from William "Bill" Hutchinson to Berkson
March 21, 1955: T.L.S. letter from Press Secretary, James C. Hagerty
February 5, 1957: T.L.S. letter from President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
