TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, The White House, Washington letterhead, April 19, 1956. In part: “It was with intense disappointment and regret that I found it impossible to approve the bill, for I wanted to sign it if I possibly could. After studying and searching my mind and my conscience, I felt that I had no alternative but to veto it. In the short run it would have hurt more farmers than it would have helped. In the long run it would have hurt all farmers. It is my hope that Congress will quickly enact a sound soil bank act…Our farmers want it.” In fine condition. R&R COA.
