Editing Francis Marlin Blackthorne (section)

===Post-War & Political Correspondence (1946–1970s)===
Engaged in national and global politics, often writing to figures across the spectrum.
*Harry S. Truman (1948, 1952, 1958) – Truman responded personally in 1958 with a handwritten note. 
*Dwight D. Eisenhower (1952, 1956, 1961) – Eisenhower sent back a signed portrait in 1952, but no further correspondence. 
*John F. Kennedy (1960, 1963) – Received a signed thank-you note in 1960 but no direct response in 1963 before JFK’s assassination. 
*Lyndon B. Johnson (1965, 1966, 1968) – Initially friendly responses, but correspondence stopped when he became a vocal critic of Vietnam. 
*Martin Luther King Jr. (1958, 1963, 1965, 1967) – King responded warmly in 1958 and 1963, but later correspondence was unanswered due to King’s increasing security concerns. 
*Malcolm X (1964) – No response. 
*Robert F. Kennedy (1968) – A brief but personal response before RFK’s assassination. 
*Richard Nixon (1952, 1968, 1973, 1974, 1980) – A signed photo in 1952, but he later became a fierce critic. Sent a blistering letter in 1973 regarding Watergate, to which there was no response.