Letter from Hilario S. Perez to President Johnson, 1/3/64

8, 1/8 January 3, 1964 President Lyndon B. Johnson Whitehouse Washington, D.C. Honorable President Johnson: I am writing these few lines to congratulate you for becoming our President and also to thank you for the fine examples that you gave me when you were my teacher in Cotula, Texas, at Wellhousen School in Cotula. I was very surprised when I saw a class pic- ture in a magazine showing you and my class. I eas- ily recognized myself in the picture and memories came back to me. I am now Chief Cook at Cameron County Jail in Brownsville, Texas, and have worked there for 15 years since I got out of the Army. I want to let you know how proud of you we are and if I can ever help you in anything in this area, please let me know. Wishing you a Happy New Year and good health all through your life, I remain, Yours truly, Hilario S. Perez P. O. Box 527 Brownsville, Texas Hilario & Perry