Letter from Michael Rosenberg to President Dwight Eisenhower
2/16/1953
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In a letter to President Eisenhower, 10-year-old Michael Rosenberg and 6-year-old Robert Rosenberg pleaded for the lives of their parents, convicted spies Ethel and Julius Rosenberg, stating, “We love them very much.” Julius and Ethel were U.S. citizens sentenced to death for passing secret information on the atomic bomb to the Soviet Union. Supporters of the Rosenbergs lobbied for an executive pardon, but it was not granted. Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed on June 19, 1953. After their parents’ deaths, the Rosenberg children were adopted by Abel and Anne Meeropol.
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Dear Mr. President,Please don't leave my brother and I without a Mommy and Daddy.
They have alwas [sic] been good to us. We love them very much.
Micheal and Robert Rosenberg
36 Laurel Hill Terrace
New York, N.Y.
36 Laurel Hill Terrace
New York, N.Y.
New York, NY
Feb 16
6 PM
1953
SAVE THE EASY WAY
BUY U.S. BONDS ON
PAYROLL SAVINGS
President Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Washington, DC
Personal
This primary source comes from the Records of the Office of the Pardon Attorney.
National Archives Identifier: 7861671
Full Citation: Letter from Michael Rosenberg to President Dwight Eisenhower; 2/16/1953; Rosenberg, Julius and Ethel; Case Files for Significant Pardon Cases, 1925–1999; Records of the Office of the Pardon Attorney, Record Group 204; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/letter-from-michael-rosenberg-to-president-dwight-eisenhower, April 18, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.