Chapman and Cutler LLP                                  111 West Monroe Street
                                                        Chicago, Illinois  60603


                                 March 9, 2020



Mark Cowan
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
Disclosure Review Office
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C. 20549



         Re:                             FT 8587
                     FT Equity Allocation ETF Model Portfolio, 2Q '20
                                      (the "Trust")
                         CIK No. 1796418 File No. 333-236591
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Dear Mr. Cowan:

      We  received  your  comment  regarding  the Registration Statement for the
above captioned Trust. This letter serves to respond to your comment.

COMMENT

Portfolio
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      1. IF THE TRUST HAS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT IN ANY SECTOR, COUNTRY AND/OR
THEME,  PLEASE  IDENTIFY SUCH SECTOR, COUNTRY AND/OR THEME AND ADD RELEVANT RISK
DISCLOSURE.

      Response:  If  the  final  portfolio  for the Trust includes a significant
investment  in  any sector, country and/or theme, appropriate disclosure will be
included.

      We appreciate your prompt attention to this Registration Statement. If you
have  any  questions  or comments or would like to discuss our responses to your
questions  please  feel  free  to contact Brian D. Free at (312) 845-3017 or the
undersigned at (312) 845-3721.

                                                     Very truly yours,

                                                     CHAPMAN AND CUTLER LLP


                                                     By /s/ Daniel J. Fallon
                                                        ________________________
                                                        Daniel J. Fallon