A Letter From The Publisher, Jul. 11, 1960

THIS week's TIME cover is a first.

In years past, there have been several members of a family on the cover, e.g., three sons of George V of Great Britain (Aug. 8. 1927); four Marx brothers—Groucho, Harpo, Chico and Zeppo (Aug. 15, 1932); and three of Edsel Ford's sons. Benson, William and Henry II (May 18, 1953). There have been couples, including Generalissimo and Madame Chiang Kai-shek (Oct. 26, 1931; Jan. 3, 1938), Ambassador to Russia and Mrs. Joseph Davies (March 15, 1937) and Stage Luminaries Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne (Nov. 8. 1937). But never before has TIME'S cover been a...