Letter from Charles Wilson, President of the People-to-People Foundation, to Sherman Adams Regarding the Ford Foundation

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THE PEOPLE TO PEOPLE FOUNDATION. INCORPORATED TO ROOM 1402 . 45 WEST 45TH STREET NEW YORK 36, NEW YORK JUDSON 6.7880 October 17, 1957 so DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER HONORARY CHAIRMAN Governor Sherman Adams The White House WILLIAM J. DONOVAN Washington, D. C. is CHAIRMAN ALBERT c. JACOBS Dear Sherm: VICE-CHAIRMAN CHARLES E. WILSON Following the conference last week at the PRESIDENT White House, Dr. Heald sent me a copy of the memorandum GEORGE v. DENNY, JR. he left with the President. Because this indicates RICHARD R. SALZMANN such a serious misunderstanding of the People-to-People VICE-PRESIDENTS concept and our plans for implementation of the Program, I am enclosing two copies of a memorandum which I trust WILLIAM J. VANDEN HEUVEL SECRETARY you will put before the President at an appropriate time before I get down there. JOHN L. WEINBERG TREASURER I know you are swamped now with the Queen's visit and other matters, but the People-to-People Pro- DIRECTORS gram is at a most crucial stage and we are all set to move forward with a concerted drive just as soon as the LOUIS H. BAUER date can be set for the President's reappearance as the AL CAPP inspirer and initiator of this great concept. More than WILLIAM J. DONOVAN 1,100 outstanding leaders who are now members of our ALBERT C. JACOBS 42 Committees can and will be mobilized for a nation- JUVENAL MARCHISIO wide campaign to finance and activate the Program on MRS. WILLIAM BARCLAY PARSONS many fronts. FRANK STANTON CHARLES E. WILSON Also enclosed is a draft for a new folder describing the Program in brief, which we plan to use in connection with the campaign. If you have any sugges- tions or corrections, won't you please send them to us. I will be in touch with you later by phone. Sincerely yours, Chaz Charles E. Wilson President Enclosures well CONTRIBUTIONS DEDUCTIBLE FROM TAXABLE INCOME