On July 11, 1953 US president Dwight D. Eisenhower penned this letter in support of the work of the League. Printed on White House stationery, it reads:

July 11, 1953

Man's dignity and freedom, the cornerstone of our structure of free government, have their source and substance in deeply felt religion. In the highest sense the Bible is to us the unique repository of eternal spiritual truths. In the most tangible sense, it is the ultimate and indispensable source of inspiration for America's life in freedom. By enabling men to renew, in their minds and spirits, the religious concepts of equality, justice and mercy, the Pocket Testament League, and all others engaged in distributing the Bible, have dedicated themselves to a noble work.

Signed, Dwight D. Eisenhower

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