Press Release. Letter from Commander W. R. Anderson to President Dwight D. Eisenhower

by the Gisenhowas for IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 1958 James C. Hagerty, Press Secretary to the President THE WHITE HOUSE FOLLOWING IS A LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT FROM COMMANDER W. R. ANDERSON, COMMANDING OFFICER OF THE U.S.S. NAUTILUS Sunday 3 August 1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower The White House Washington Dear Mr. President: It is an honor and a privilege to report to you that the U.S.S. NAUTILUS will, in a few minutes, reach the North Pole while making the world's first transpolar voyage. We submerged under the Arctic ice pack off Point Barrow, Alaska on 1 August and expect to emerge in the Greenland Sea on 5 August. I hope, Sir, that you will accept this letter as a memento of a voyage of importance to the United States. It would not have been possible had it not been for your personal interest, approval and support. All of the men of the NAUTILUS join me in wishing you Godspeed in your continuing fight for world peace. Very respectfully, /s/ W. R. Anderson Commander, U. S. Navy Commanding Officer (Signed at the North Pole at 2315 EDST)