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~htitib'¼'ilttt QJ:.(111.t;g.t 1@.a:hw-~.im.~xrt-tfy Q}~.o:litta: OFFICE OF THE PRE S IDE N T September l 4, l966 Dear I van: We displaced Georgians have been proud of your performance in the very trying time through which you have gone recently. I have watched from a dis tance the exceptional service you have rendered to the great City of Atlanta all through the years and have always had a fee l ing of pride in the accomplishments which you and your associates have made possible in the city which meant so much to us for a few years while we lived there, and has continued to mean much to u s all through the years . I had t he pleasure of mak i ng the Commencement address at Georgia State College last spring and I spoke on "The Importance of the Moderat e in Society . " I hope t hat you did not object t o t h e fact that I u sed you as an example of a moderate who had made possible t he gr owth and development of the Ci ty of Atlanta in the way it has devel oped under your l eadership. It would give me a lot of plea sure t o have you spea k to our student body at Davidson s hould you ever have an oppor t unity t o come t o the Charl ott e area . You have our b est wishes f or a succes s f ul r es olution of the probl ems which you have been facing recently and our deep admiration f or your courage and wisdom. JI;: D. Grier Martin The Honorable I van Allen Mayor of the City of Atlanta Atlanta, Georgia �