MS01.08.00 - Box 23 - Folder 17 - White House - Laura Bush Correspondence, 2002

2. I wish to congratulate you on presenting The White House Salute to America's Authors Series. I shall be pleased to send along a copy of my recent book, THE OTHER SIDE OF COLOR, which has a chapter on the Harlem Renaissance if you advise.

With all good wishes, I remain,

Sincerely,

David C. Driskell

[right page] March 28, 2001

Dear Mrs. Bush,

I so very much regret that your kind invitation to attend The White House Symposium on The Harlem Renaissance did not reach me in time, partly because I am now retired from teaching at the University of Maryland but also due to the mail not being forwarded to me.

I called your secretary and gave her my direct mailing address. Certainly, I shall want to be included at future events.

The Harlem Renaissance is a subject I have written about and I have been a friend of David L. Lewis over the years.

Laura Bush requests the pleasure of your company at a White House Symposium on The Harlem Renaissance on Wednesday, March 13, 2002 from three until six o'clock

East Entrance

The White House Salute to America's Authors Series

Please respond to

The White House at your earliest convenience giving date of birth and social security number

202-456-7787

THE WHITE HOUSE

[Postmark: 3 BALTIMORE MD 212, PM 09 MAR 2002]

Mr. David C. Driskell 2M311 Art Sociology Building College Park, Maryland 20742-1311