Letter from William Adams Delano to President Harry S. Truman, with Related Material

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\ options WM ADAMS DELANO DELANO & ALDRICH TELEPHONE GEO. A. LICHT MURRAY HILL 5-5850-1 H.S. WATERBURY ARCHTECTS ALEXANDER MCILVAINE GEO. T. LICHT 126 EAST THIRTY-EIGHTH STREET JOHN W. WATERBURY NEW YORK 16 THE WHITE HOUS Oct 5 October 4, 1949. RECI IVE My dear Mr. President: I read your reply to my notes with interest but, before acknowledging it, I waited until the Commission met on Friday last. I wanted to be sure that the revised stairway I had designed was approved in principle by the Commission. While I still hold that the views set forth in my notes are architecturally sound, I am willing to concede that if the stairway can be brought out on the center of the Entrance Hall, as now proposed, and not overemphasized, it would be acceptable. My understanding is that this stairway is never used except for State functions, and that for daily use by the President and his family the elevator and stairway adjacent to the Private Dining Room are adequate. I should value an opportunity to explain in more detail the scheme proposed. Very respectfully and sincerely yours, arm adams Delano TRUMAN ARCHIVES "INATIONAL AND The President, RECORDS The White House, SERVICE' Washington, D. C. : CONSIDERED