One of Eisenhower’s personally-owned and -used golf balls, embossed in red ink, “Gen. Ike,” on one side and “-B-52-1,” on the other side, picked up from the South Lawn of the White House by White House General Foreman Melvon O. Carter. Accompanied by an April 30, 1982 letter of provenance from Carter’s widow, written on White House stationery, which reads, in part: “My husband, Melvon O. Carter…had worked for The White House from the time of President Herbert Hoover until President Richard Nixon…he would often pick up the personal golf balls of President Eisenhower, and later, President Kennedy, from the South Lawn of the White House…The President Dwight D. Eisenhower golf ball is marked in red ink, ‘Gen. Ike,’…This is not a presentation golf ball, but one owned by President Eisenhower.” In fine condition. Eisenhower enjoyed a passion for golf, joining the Augusta National Golf Club, and playing avidly both during and after his administration. A significant historical offering.
