Volume 12 , Issue 14

Claud Baird (Poet)

Memories of Claud Baird by his grandson, Chuck Baird, "I was looking for something about my grandfather, Claud Baird, and came across your page where you had found some of his poetry (Claud Baird Patriotic Poems). I remember the patriotic poems booklet from when I was a kid, and I think I may even have a copy of it packed away out in the garage.

"He wrote one poem to Eisenhower when he was elected (he had a strong dislike of Truman), and I remember my mother doing the calligraphy for a poster which he sent to the White House. He received a nice letter back saying his poem had been hung in the White House, which thrilled him no end.

"I don't know if you want more information or not, but if you do let me know and I can either track it down or put you in touch with some of my relatives who will know more. I was looking for his date of death when I came across your entry. I was in college, so it was approximately 1967 or so, but I don't remember exactly. He's buried, with his wife, in Stillwater. He was a wonderful, kind, and gentle man, the best the Bairds ever produced in the 20th century."
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