to Sam Houston Allred

Allred, William David, 1933-1996 to Sam Houston Allred

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GLC#
GLC02530.02
Type
Letters
Date
1959/02/06
Author/Creator
Allred, William David, 1933-1996
Title
to Sam Houston Allred
Place Written
Washington, District of Columbia
Pagination
1 p. : envelope Height: 26.5 cm, Width: 20 cm
Primary time period
1945 to the Present
Sub-Era
The Fifties

Writes to his brother about a chat he had with Senator John F. Kennedy. Dave had mentioned Sam in their conversation and Kennedy remembered him from the previous summer. Kennedy commented on his namesake, Sam Houston, being featured in his book "Profiles in Courage." They talked about Houston and inscribed a book to Sam, which Dave was sending to him from Washington. Written on stationary of the United States Senate.

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