White House
p. 29 · Read in the full issue
Word From the White House
Some time ago we got busy with the editorial scissors, clipped all those articles that have appeared in “PIM” in re cent months about President Kennedy, his war-time exploits and those of his rescuer, Coast watcher A. R. Evans, and sent them to the Press Secretary at the White House.
We didn’t really expect them to get past the first waste paper-basket in the seventh ante-room. But in March we re ceived a charming letter from Press Secretary Pierre Salinger.
It appears, from Mr. Salinger’s letter, that the President is go ing to write to Mr. Evans (we presume when the Laos situa tion is cleaned up!) and that if Evans ever gets to the United States there will be a welcome mat out for him at the White House.
Incidentally there is nothing wrong with the President’s five handwriting experts, as we—and the rest of the Press—inferred (March “PIM”, p. 26). Mr.
Salinger tells us that they did in fact come up with the answer that the signature on the note that the President keeps in his office is “A. R. Evans”—which is correct.
Apparently the Press' messages fouled it up into R. R. Evans.