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Respectful regards to the president

SAL McB

Dear Gordon:

That was an obnoxious, beastly, lon trick not to send

line for four weeks just because, in a period of abnorun to be worried for fear you'd

tumbled into the Potomac My chicks would miss you dreadfully; they love

their uncle Gordon Please remember that you promised to send them a

donkey

Please also remember that I'm a busier person than you It's a lot

harder to run the John Grier Home than the House of Representatives

Besides, you have more efficient people to help

This isn't a letter; it's an indignant remonstrance I'll write

to your letter over again I ahtly mollified, but

dinna think I believe a' your saft words I ken weel ye only flatter

when ye speak sae fair

July 17