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GENERAL GI2-12/H February 28, 1969 FG100 Dear Mr. Hill: I have been asked to reply to your recent letter to the President. Although your kind offer is most generous and warmly appreciated, all the paintings and other furnishings in the White House come under the jurisdiction of the Committee for the Preservation of the White House. You may, of course, feel free to contact the Curator. With the President's thanks and best wishes, Sincerely yours, John R. Brown, III Staff Assistant to the President Mr. Russell E. Hill Gordon Wisconsin 54838 JRB/lf/mek/ph gift/offer/reject