LETTER TO MR. ALDEN B. HODGES, SR. FROM VERNON A. WALTERS

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80R01731R001900050003-8
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• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 17, 2003
• Sequence Number: 3
• Publication Date: June 15, 1976
• Content Type: LETTER

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Dear Mr. Hodges:.
Many thanks for your letter. I am honored to be
included among your "Letters from Leaders." I had a
similar hobby many years ago and found it very satisfying.
I am enclosing a photograph with autograph.
& With every good wish,
Faithfully,
Vernon A. Walters
Lieutenant General, USA
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 "Letters From Leaders"
As you can see by the enclosure, I have a collection of correspondence
from people who are leaders in their various fields of endeavor this
collection I have given the title.of "Letters From Leaders".
On numerous occasions these replies have been accompanied by a photo-
graph and/or a biography, both of which add to the educational and intrinsic
value of the contribution.
I would consider it a privilege and high honour if you could and would
find the time to comply in like manner as I definitely feel. that to attain
the position you hold requires a high degree of leadership.
To date, my replies have come from the offices of the past five Presi-
dents of the United States, the last two Vice-Presidents and the majority
of the Cabinet members of the past two administrations. The answers have
been from both male and female regardless of color or creed such as Madam
Premier Golda Mier-Israel, Senator Margaret Chase Smith, Mr. kobert Weaver,
former head and Mr. George Romney, present head of the De t, of Housing
and Urban Development (at the time of this admins.tration.pj President
Urho Kekkenon-Finland, Pres. Eamon de Valera-Ireland, all the Governors of
all the fifty United States, all the Chiefs of Staff USA,
plus
Army,`and Air Force Academy heads, and four territories of Guam, Puerto!
Rico, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands.
hcurJ roni peeople in Various occUpatioiis such as Chap alit iirt~a
of the USS Hornet, Chpl Jerauld of the USS Iwo Jima, both carriers associa-
ted with the recovery of our astronauts, both Captains Seiberlich and Kirkems
of the carriers named-replied, Chpl.,Elson-Us Senate, Cardinals Cook-New York
and Cody-Chicago.
In making this request, I try to accompany each letter with a reply I
have received from a person in a-like field, for example, if I approached a
person in the field of entertainment, I would enclose a copy of a reply I re-
ceived from Jimmy Durante who was kind enough to answer.
Trusting I will hear from you, I close.
Respectfully yours,
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