TLS, one page, 6.5 x 9, White House letterhead, August 6, 1957. Letter to Riordan Roett, president of the Blue Key Society at Columbia College. In part: "Mrs. Eisenhower and I deeply appreciate your cordial invitation to attend the Tenth Annual Homecoming Ball to be given by the Student Body of Columbia College on October 26, 1957. I am afraid there is no possibility that we can be with you, much as we should like to visit Columbia again and renew our ties of friendship there." Affixed to a same-size mount and in fine condition, with uniform faint overall toning. Eisenhower had served as president of Columbia University from 1948-1953; Roett would go on to become a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously sold by Walter R. Benjamin Autographs, Inc., and accompanied by the noted dealer's folder and description.
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