LETTER TO THE HONORABLE MELVIN R. LAIRD FROM GEORGE A. CARVER, JR.

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01720R000800030036-8
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 16, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 25, 2004
• Sequence Number: 36
• Publication Date: January 10, 1973
• Content Type: LETTER

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10 January 1973
The Honorable Melvin R. Laird
The Secretary of Defense
Dear Mr. Secretary:
As I tried to indicate during our last working session and in
my comments at yesterday's ceremony, I was deeply touched and
greatly honored by the award you arranged and presented to me with
such gracious flair.
The ceremony, which was handled deftly and impressively,
was greatly appreciated by my whole family. Your kind remarks
meant a great deal to me, to Ruth, and to all of our children. Last
night evn Douglas and. Catherine (the two youngest) could talk of
nothing but what Catherine termed "Daddy's program. " Though it
may have hardly been evident even to a parental eye, let alone a
casual one, our two oldest sons proudly informed me that in honor
of the occasion they had hitchhiked into McLean and gone voluntarily
to a barber, an act virtually without precedent for our two adolescents.
Christopher (our nine year old) is still bemused at the fact that the
friendly man who was so nice to his father was the Secretary of Defense.
The concrete contributions for which you were so generous
in your praise derived largely from the corporate endeavors of my
Agency colleagues and associates. Mine happened to be the privilege
of working directly with you in what evolved into a personal relationship
and friendship that I have greatly enjoyed.
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For this award, your hospitality at the Army-Navy game, and
for all the things they symbolize, Ruth and I both thank you very much.
We both wish you great happiness and success in all your subsequent
endeavors, whatever they may be.
Sincerely yours,
George A. Carver, Jr.
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