[ Autograph ] Dwight D. Eisenhower Good content T.L.S. on his five star monogrammed letterhead, lp. 8vo., Washington, July 8, 1947 Having just accepted the appointment to become President of Columbia University, Eisenhower writes a friend, in part: "...Thank you indeedfor your congratulations and good wishes on my new assignment. You put it very nicely when you say it is a continuation of service: thatis just what I consider it to be...'Of course, Ike's "service" would include the Presidency six years hence. Fine.