Sterling silver Mexican tray commemorating President Dwight D. Eisenhower's trip to Villa Acuña, Mexico, in October 1960, measuring approximately 8 x 2.25 x 6 and weighing 316 grams, engraved inside, "Entrevista Villa Acuña, Oct. 1960." The base is marked "Sterling" and stamped with a maker's mark. Also includes a bold ink signature, "Dwight D. Eisenhower," on a 4.5 x 2.25 slip clipped from the close of a letter. In overall very good to fine condition, with scattered tarnishing to the tray. On October 24, 1960, President Dwight D. Eisenhower traveled to Villa Acuña, a city on the Rio Grande, to meet with Mexican President Adolfo López Mateos, to sign initial agreements for the construction of the Amistad Dam. From the collection of Brigadier General Robert L. Schulz, longtime military aide to Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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