Letter, Spessard Holland to President Dwight D. Eisenhower Regarding the Greater Miami Books Abroad Program

SPESSARD L. HOLLAND FLORIDA SLH/ecw States Senate THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON, D.C. JUN 2! 8 53 AM '60 June 18, 1960 RECEIVED Honorable Dwight Eisenhower The White House JUN 2 1 1960 Washington, D.C. TARTIER Dear Mr. President: It has been brought to my attention that a responsible group of citizens of Miami and Miami Beach, Florida, have undertaken a campaign to collect books representative of our nation for shipment as gifts to the residents of Bogota, Colombia and Fujisawa, Japan. These communities hold sister city affiliations with Miami and Miami Beach. The gift books deal with American literature and history, the sciences and biography. The campaign will be conducted during the period, July 4 - 14, under the sponsorship of a citizens group known as the "Greater Miami Books Abroad Committee" whose chairman is Dr. H. Franklin Williams, Vice President of the University of Miami. The project has the sanction and active support of Miami Mayor Robert King High and numerous civic and professional organizations in the area. The impetus for this undertaking was the strong desire of many Miamians to cooperate in an effective fashion with your People to People program of international friendship. As an elected representative of these fine citizens I am very proud of their program in behalf of international goodwill, and feel that you should be advised of it. Should you desire to acknowledge the work of these citizens through a note to Mayor High or Dr. Williams, I am sure such recognition would inspire the campaign to even more intensive effort. With warm regards, I remain Yours faithfully, Auserad SPESSARD L. HOLLAND Refund U.S. Senator (Florida)