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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHNGTON
November 5, 1952
RECORDS AMD
Dear Mr. President:
Chicago-
want to thank you for the way you have stood up
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against your slanderers. In so doing you have stood up
Hans Schmitt
for me, for my children as well as for my neighbors and
their children.
Fairmont, Minn.
As one average American, I am thankful for what you
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have done for our country despite almost overwhelming odds.
Norman Pietan-
Memphis, Tenn.
"poor widow woman"
Mrs. Eva Poole
I am the mother of 7 children, all grown and married.
Every one buying and paying for home. All have televisions,
automobiles everything they want. In Hoover days, I made
their clothes out of fertilizer sacks and I even had one
that I wore for Sunday.
letterhead
stationery
New York 21-
Samuel Cobert
I am writing this letter to you before election. I do
hope that we win because we ought to win. However, if we do
not, I want to express my appreciation of your wholesome and
courageous efforts on behalf of our party. You have said the
things that should have been said; you have not hesitated to
admit mistakes, but may I say that you have risen in stature
to many, many people. We are grateful for all your splendid
work. History will record that you were a friend of the world,
a loyal friend of the American people, and may you enjoy the
rest you so richly deserve.
New York-
husband & wife
My wife and I stood for three hours in a crowd in Grand
Central Station the other night. We had worked all day and were
tired. The noise and pushing wearied us even more. Yet, we were
able to see and hear you briefly. It is something we would do
for no one else on earth. And it was worth it. That is how
we, and millions of others, feel toward you in spite of what the
newspapers say we feel.