This letter, written by Dwight D. Eisenhower to Kansas Senator Joseph L. Bristow, requests appointment to the military academy at either Annapolis or West Point. Eisenhower, born October 14, 1890, was nearly 20 but claimed to be a year younger as the Naval Academy did not accept candidates over age 18. Eisenhower secured Bristow's appointment to West Point.
Date: August 20, 1910
Creator: Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969
Item Number: 208267
Call Number: Joseph Little Bristow Coll. #6, Box 31 Folder 3
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 208267
Business and Industry - Occupations/Professions - Military
Collections - Manuscript - Bristow, Joseph Little #6
Date - 1910s - 1910
Education - Higher education - Students
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Congress - Senate - Bristow, Joseph Little, 1861-1944
Government and Politics - Federal Government - Presidents - Eisenhower, Dwight D.
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - World War II
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
People - Notable Kansans - Bristow, Joseph Little, 1861-1944
People - Notable Kansans - Eisenhower, Dwight David, 1890-1969
Places - Cities and towns - Abilene
Places - Counties - Dickinson
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
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