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DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER LIBRARY ABILENE, KANSAS EDWARD L. BEACH AND EVAN P. AURAND RECORDS 1953-1961 Pre Accession and A67-18 Processed by: HLP, LKS Date Completed: 3-29-83 SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE The records of the Office of the Naval Aide to the President span the years 1953 to 1961 and include the terms of two naval aides, Edward L. Beach (1953-1957) and Evan P. Aurand (1957-1961). About 60 per cent of the material is related to presidential trips and vacations, and this material tends to concentrate on matters of administrative detail and physical arrangement rather than matters of substance. These records are organized into five series. The first series is divided evenly into two subseries, one on the President's international trips and one on his domestic vacations and travels. The trips are arranged chronologically within each subseries, and the information on each trip is arranged either chronologically or topically. The bulk of this series consists of correspondence, including many classified naval messages and telegrams, briefing books, reports, schedules and itineraries, maps and diagrams, personnel and passenger lists, and printed logs of some trips. While there is only a small quantity of information on matters of policy and substance, detailed information on advance reparation for and the logistics of presidential travel are available in abundance in this series. The naval aide's office apparently served as a clearinghouse for routing requests and coordinating any Administration needs for Navy or Marine personnel or equipment. These needs could vary from a cook for Camp David to a heavy cruiser or aircraft carrier for a presidential cruise. In the short series on visits by foreign leaders the visits are organized chronologically. The visit which has the most thorough documentation is the Eisenhower-Khrushchev conference at Camp David in September 1959. The emphasis of this series is on logistics and physical arrangements rather than policy or doctrine. It is composed largely of schedules, arrival and departure plans, cabin and office assignments, passenger lists, personnel and staff lists, and travel arrangements. Additional materials include details on the meals, music, and movies which were planned for the foreign guests. The brief correspondence series is divided into a subseries of messages and information destined for the naval aide's use and another subseries of letters and messages dealing with more presidential matters. Some of the subjects mentioned in this correspondence include the handling of White House mail, the President's speech to the U.N. General Assembly, the Navy League, a presidential cruise on the USS Saratoga, and presidential Christmas messages. Correspondence, studies and reports, schedules, and clippings make up the bulk of the fourth series, which is arranged alphabetically. This series illustrates better than any other the wide variety of topics on which the President's naval aide carried correspondence. American Armed Forces Museum, presidential helicopters, the St. Lawrence Seaway opening ceremony, ship construction, USS Enterprise, and the USS Nautilus are the subjects which have the greatest volume of material. As in the earlier series, administrative matters and logistics again take precedence over issues of substance. The last series consists of photographs and related documents, and its arrangement is chronological. Over 2,500 photos, 14 color transparencies, 29 negatives, and a few tapes have been removed from the collection and transferred to the audiovisual department of the Eisenhower Library. A number of maps were transferred to the Eisenhower Library s map collection. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Edward L. Beach April 20, 1918 Born in New York City, N.Y. 1939 A.B., U.S. Naval Academy; Ensign USN 1939-1941 Assigned to USS Lea (destroyer) 1941 Student at submarine school at New London, Conn. 1942-1944 Assigned to USS Trigger I (Battle of Midway) June 4, 1944 Married Ingrid Bergstrom Schenk 1944 Executive officer, USS Tirante 1945 Commanding officer, USS Piper 1945-1947 Personal Aide to Chief of Naval Personnel 1947-1948 Attached Office Chief of Naval Operations 1948-1949 Commanding officer, USS Amberjack 1949-1951 Naval Assistant to Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 1951-1953 Commanding officer, USS Trigger II 1953-1957 Naval Aide to President Eisenhower 1957-1958 Commanding officer, USS Salamonie 1958-1961 Commanding officer, USS Triton 1960 First submerged circumnavigation of world in Triton 1966 Retired from active service 1969 Staff Director, Senate Republican Policy Comm. BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE Evan P. Aurand June 10, 1917 Born in New York City, N.Y. 1938 B.S., U.S. Naval Academy; Ensign USN 1940 Student at Flight School, Pensacola, Florida December 27, 1941 Married Patricia L. Riley 1943 Commander, Night Fighter Squadron 76 1947-1948 Commander, Fighter Squadron 1-A 1955 Executive officer on USS Hancock 1957-1961 Naval aide to President 1961 Commanding officer, USS Greenwich Bay 1961-1962 Commanding officer, USS Independence 1965-1967 Commander, Antisubmarine Warfare Group I 1967-1969 Director, Long Range Objectives Group, Dept. of Navy 1969 Promoted to Vice Admiral 1969-1972 Commander, Antisubmarine Warfare Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet 1972 Retired from active service DESCRIPTION OF SERIES Box Nos. Series Title I. PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS. 1953-1960. 15-1/3 containers. 1-8 SUBSERIES A: INTERNATIONAL TRIPS Briefing books, correspondence, reports, schedules and itineraries, logistical information, maps, diagrams, floor plans, photographs, and personnel and passenger lists concerning President Eisenhower s trips to foreign countries. Arrangement is chronological and topical. 9-16 SUBSERIES B: DOMESTIC TRAVEL Correspondence, operation orders, schedules, Secret Service reports, briefing books, maps, floor plans, diagrams, personnel, press, furniture lists, logs of visits, clippings, photographs, speeches, and press conference transcripts concerning vacations and trips which President Eisenhower took inside the U.S. Arrangement is chronological and topical. II. VISITS BY FOREIGN LEADERS. 1956-1960. 1 container. Schedules, operation orders, correspondence, guest lists, seating charts, maps, diagrams, floor plans, and passenger and personnel lists concerning the visits of foreign leaders to the U.S. Arrangement is chronological and topical. III. CORRESPONDENCE. 1953-1960. 2/3 container. 17 SUBSERIES A: GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NAVAL AIDE Correspondence, messages, press releases, and a speech by President Eisenhower. Arrangement is chronological. 17 SUBSERIES B: PRESIDENTIAL CORRESPONDENCE Correspondence, operation plans, and Christmas messages. Arrangement is chronological. 17-25 IV. SUBJECT FILE. 1953-1960. 7 containers. Correspondence, studies and reports, maps, photographs, information on fishing, schedules, ceremony plans, diagrams, diary, television script, clippings, and press releases concerning a variety of topics, including American Armed Forces Museum, Medal of Honor, Navy bands, nuclear submarines, presidential helicopters, St. Lawrence Seaway, ship construction and conversion, the USS Enterprise, the N.S. Savannah, and the USS Nautilus. Arrangement is alphabetical and chronological. V. PHOTOGRAPHS. 1953-1960. 1 container. 25 Photographs and related documents concerning a variety of subjects, including St. Lawrence Seaway, the Eisenhowers 39th wedding 25 anniversary celebration, Newport Naval Base, trip to the Far East and Hawaii, and cruise on the USS Canberra. Arrangement is chronological. CONTAINER LIST Box No. Contents SERIES I: PRESIDENTIAL TRIPS SUBSERIES A: INTERNATIONAL TRIPS 1 President Eisenhower's Trip to Bermuda (Proposed), July 7-11, 1953 [protective survey by Secret Service; plans for USS Pocono] President Eisenhower's Trip to Bermuda, Dec. 4-8, 1953 [Secret Service report; procedures of arrival ceremony] President Eisenhower's Trip to Panama, July 21-23, 1956 (1)-(5) [communication facilities; schedule and itinerary; CIA report; speech by President; OAS meeting; maps] President Eisenhower's Trip to Bermuda, Mar. 1957-- Briefing File (1)-(2) [administrative information for delegates of United Kingdom and United States; biographic sketches of British and U.S. delegates] President Eisenhower's Trip to Bermuda, Mar. 1957-- Messages and Correspondence (1)-(4) [information on the USS Canberra, including room assignments, movies, golf range, and messages sent to and from] 2 President Eisenhower's Trip to Bermuda, Mar. 1957-- Messages and Correspondence (5) [roster of officers; supplies and equipment] President Eisenhower's Trip to Bermuda, Mar. 1957-- Trip Personnel Information President Eisenhower's Trip to Bermuda, Mar. 1957-- Background Information NATO Meeting in France, Dec. 13-20, 1957 (1)-(4) [station ships; weather in Atlantic; report on Operation Friendship; Operation Concord; flight times; use of cruiser for travel to Europe] President Eisenhower's Trip to Mexico, Feb. 1959, [report on anti- Eisenhower activities in Acapulco; roster of officers] President Eisenhower's Trip to United Kingdom, Aug. 27-Sept.7, 1959-- Messages from Naval Aide to Admiral Dennison [advance party schedule] President Eisenhower's trip to United Kingdom, Aug. 27-Sept. 7, 1959-- Incoming White House Messages [room assignments; passenger lists] President Eisenhower's Trip to United Kingdom, Aug. 27-Sept. 7, 1959-- Outgoing White House Messages [dinner invitations; room arrangements; TV program] President Eisenhower's Trip to United Kingdom, Aug. 27-Sept. 7, 1959-- Incoming Telegrams, American