Meet Some Of Our Past Pen Pals

With Letterjoy, you'll receive reproductions of real historic letters in your mailbox. Meet some of our past "pen pals".

	Theodore Roosevelt President Theodore Roosevelt is among our most popular pen pals, writing to discuss everything from the explosion of the U.S.S. Maine to the construction of the Panama Canal and his fight against corruption in New York City.
	Amelia Earhart Legendary aviator Amelia Earhart wrote Letterjoy members to discuss some of her most famous flights and her infamous final journey.
	Thurgood Marshall Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall wrote Letterjoy members to discuss life on the court and his experience as an expert litigator for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund. Among other cases discussed are "The Groveland Case," and Marshall's work defending GIs in Korea.
	Andrew Carnegie Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie wrote Letterjoy members to discuss how he built his empire and his reacton to the Homestead Strike of 1892.
	Abigail Adams First Lady Abigail Adams is another frequent Letterjoy author, writing about her experience during the Boston Blockade and the American Revolution and to advise her son and husband on their budding political careers.
	William T. Sherman General William Tecumseh Sherman wrote Letterjoy members to discuss his famous "March To The Sea" and the rationale behind his controversial decision to burn the city of Atlanta.
	Allen W. Dulles Long-time CIA Director Allen W. Dulles has written Letterjoy members to discuss notable CIA programs and operations, including the U-2 Spy Plane, Operation Paperclip, and the Bay Of Pigs invasion.
	Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony wrote Letterjoy members to discuss her arrest and trial for voting as a woman and her work advocating for women's suffrage.
	Abraham Lincoln President Lincoln frequently writes to Letterjoy members. Topics covered include Civil War military strategy, his debates with Stephen Douglas, his life as a circuit-riding country lawyer, and more.
	Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass has written Letterjoy members to discuss life as a slave, his famous memoir, and his work attempting to rescue the struggling Freedman's Savings Bank in the aftermath of the Civil War.
	Dwight D. Eisenhower President Dwight D. Eisenhower has written Letterjoy members to discuss his efforts to de-escalate the Cold War and his work as Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in Europe.
	Henry Clay Henry Clay has written Letterjoy members to discuss foreign policy in his role as Secretary of State under President John Quincy Adams. He's also written to discuss his work in Congress as the "Great Compromiser".
	Julius & Ethel Rosenberg Julius & Ethel Rosenberg wrote Letterjoy members to discuss life on death row, their claims of innocence, and their convictions for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union.