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Submarine Base, Key West, Florida February 29, 1948 Dear Mr. Kimball: I can't tell you how very much I appreciate your thoughtfulness in taking time out to write me about the balcony in the White House. I am very happy that you approve it. I think it will add to the architectural symmetry of the White House, and that is the only reason in the world that I wanted to have it built. The awnings on those columns abso- lutely distorted their proportions. I was not thinking of my own comfort when the program was inaugurated. Sincerely yours, ROWEN Es ACHCORDS and THE Mr. Fiske Kimball, Director, Philadelphia Museum of Art Fairmount, Philadelphia Pennsylvania