TLS, 1963 January 10 : to Mr. Peter Eisner, Miami, Flordia.

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TLS, 1963 January 10 : to Mr. Peter Eisner, Miami, Flordia.

Clay, a retired Army general who directed the Berlin Airlift in 1948-49 writes, "For dash and brilliance in battle, I would select 'Jeb' Stuart and George Patton. For brilliant strategy, it would be Napoleon and Hannibal. However, for sheer character and selflessness in leadership, it would be George Washington, George Marshall and Ike Eisenhower."

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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