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Amazing letter written to W. Colston Lee from the Lecture bureau. Pyle is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American journalist (1900–1945), best known for his wartime columns about ordinary GIs, who was killed in combat during the war. Letter dated June 6, 1943..Dear Mr. Leigh,Your letter of May 14 has just arrived. Yes I am familiar with your organization. If I remember correctly you cabled or wrote me when I was in London a couple of years ago.
I appreciate your writing----but I still haven’t learned to speak in public.
And probably unfortunately, have no ambition to. I simply have no talents along that line, have horrible fear of it, and never the time to do it even if I where inclined. It is possible I might try a radio talk, or two when I get home, but beyond that nothing.
Also it will probably be many months, possibly even years, before I get home again. I spoke of your letter to Red Mueller, and he said he was planning on filling a date with you during January and February, I believe.
Thanks again so much for writing me ---I do appreciate your asking me—but it’s useless for me to try to do something for which I have no qualifications whatsoever.
Most sincerely,Ernie Pyle"
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