Letter from Major General Philip B. Fleming to President Harry S. Truman with Reply from William D. Hassett

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COPY 50 Reconstruction misc folder U. S. Naval Base, Key West, Florida, November 17, 1948. Dear General Fleming: The President has asked me to acknowledge your thoughtful letter of November 8th. He has read very carefully this further report on the instability of the White House fabric. Now that the work on re- habilitation has been undertaken, the President will bend every effort to see that a thoroughgoing is done. The President appreciated your concern for the safety of himself and the family. I am glad to tell you that the decision to occupy the Blair House has already been made and the President and his family will live there upon return to Washington. Very sincerely yours, WILLIAM D. HASSETT, 3 MATTORAL Alto RECORDS Secretary to the President aner E Major General Philip B. Fleming, U.S.A., Administrator, Federal Works Agency, Washington 25, D. C.