Lot 61
Eisenhower Dwight 1890 - 1969 President Dwight D. Eisenhower writes to Jack Dreyfus, founder of the fund, that he will help to get Nixon elected
Three weeks before the Nixon - JFK presidential election, the only 20th century U.S. President with no political experience writes "As far as the Vice President is concerned, I shall continue to do everything I possibly can to help his campaign. I shall to that end ask those who are more expert in political matters than I to consider your specific suggestion."
Typed Letter Signed "Dwight D. Eisenhower" as President, 1 page, 6.75" x 9". The White House, Washington, October 18, 1960. To Jack Dreyfus, Dreyfus & Co.. Fine condition.
On October 13, 1960, President Eisenhower held an "Off the Record Luncheon" at the White House for 48 members of the Republican Finance Group including Jack Dreyfus, Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., Robert Lehman, Paul Mellon, and Laurence S. Rockefeller.
In full, "Thank you for your note regarding the luncheon at the White House the other day. I was delighted to know that you enjoyed it. I cannot fail to be gratified by your comments concerning my efforts of the last eight years. And, as far as the Vice President is concerned, I shall continue to do everything I possibly can to help his campaign. I shall to that end ask those who are more expert in political matters than I to consider your specific suggestion. With my personal gratitude for your support and for all you are doing to further the principles and policies in which I know we both believe, and with best wishes..."
Financier Jack Dreyfus (1913-2009) founded the brokerage house Dreyfus & Co. in 1947. In 1964, Life magazine called him the "Maverick Wizard Behind the Wall Street Lion," in reference to the emblem of his fund and its aggressive marketing. Dreyfus, it said, was "the most singular and effective personality to appear in Wall Street since the days of Joseph Kennedy and Bernard Baruch." His paternal grandfather was a first cousin of Alfred Dreyfus, the protagonist of the late 19th-century anti-Semitic scandal known as the Dreyfus Affair. Dreyfus sold his mutual fund company in 1970 and established the Dreyfus Health Foundation.
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