Letter to Dan Thornton on His Appointment as Head of the Agricultural Division of the Republican National Committee

[Released June 29, 1956. Dated June 28, 1956]

Dear Dan:

I am indeed delighted to learn that you have accepted the highly important assignment of heading the Agricultural Division of the Republican National Committee.

The situation of American farmers has been one of the foremost interests of this Administration, and you well know the unbounded attention and efforts that we have devoted to the establishment of farm programs of lasting effectiveness.

With your firsthand knowledge of agricultural conditions and of Administration accomplishments in this field, you have in your new assignment a rich opportunity to carry forward this significant work.

With warm personal regard,

Sincerely,

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER