Letter to President Carter from poet laureate Robert Hayden thanking the Carters for having him at the White House. The letter was sent 1/26/1980–Hayden would pass away 2/25/1980.

1201 Gardner Ave. Ann Arbor, Michigan January 26, 1980 Dear Mr. President, Again it is my pleasure to write to you this time to thank you for the photograph you graciously inscribed to me. It was a joy and a privilege to meet you and Mrs. Carter, and I deeply appreciated the opportunity to share in the program at the White House honoring poetry and American poets. Sincerely yours, Robert Robert Hayden Hay den The President The White House Washington