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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02788 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1940s-1960s |
| Title | Dwight Eisenhower to Mamie Eisenhower regarding his interruptions from Staff and W Churchill whilst trying to write to her |
| Date | 27 July 1944 |
| Author | Eisenhower, Dwight David (1890-1969) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Signed "Ike" and addressed to "My darling." Expresses his happiness at receiving a long letter from her. Comments that he has not heard from their son John. Mentions being interrupted often by staff and by a telephone call from P.M. [Prime Minister Winston Churchill] while writing to her. Discusses personal matters and sending someone regards on their 50th anniversary. Written as General in command of allied forces, Shaef Headquarters, Bushey Park, England. Censored by himself on the envelope. Year from received stamp on envelope. |
| Subjects | First Lady Women's History President World War II Marriage Children and Family Global History and Civics Military History |
| People | Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David) (1890-1969) Eisenhower, Mamie Doud (1896-1979) Eisenhower, John S. D. (1922-2013) |
| Place written | Bushey Park, England |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | This letter was written two days after "Operation Breakout," in which the Allies pushed forward from their secured Normandy outposts, toward the heart of Germany. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Recipient Relationship | Wife |