Telegram from H. E. Sandrock to President Harry S. Truman, with Reply from William D. Hassett, with Related Material
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February 18, 1949
The Reverend H. E. Sandrock
St. Pauls Lutheran Church
Streator, Illinois
Dear Mr. Sandrock:
I have been requested to reply to your telegram of January 31, 1949, to
the President, suggesting the establishment of a "March of Dollars" campaign
to finance the remodeling of the Executive Mansion.
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There is little doubt that such a campaign would prove popular. It is not
believed, however, that it would be appropriate to finance the proposed project
in this manner. The structure is not only recognized as the residence of the
President and his family, but as the most outstanding of all of our national
shrines. It was erected and has been maintaine with Federal funds which have
been gathered from the citizenship of the Nation as a whole. It would seem
eminently proper for its cost of remodeling to come from this same source. The
many thousands of individuals who visit "The White House" annually would, as
they do now, have a feeling of pride that they contribute to the upkeep and
maintenance of this structure. This deep feeling of pride and patriotism would
be considerably shaken, particularly in those visitors who had fai led, perhaps
because of their own financial limitations, to join the proposed campaign, if
that method of financing were followed.
Your interest in the matter, and the motive supporting your suggestion, are
sincerely appreciated.
Sincerely yours,
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WILLIAM D. HASSETT
Secretary to the President
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