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PRESIDENT'S PERSONAL FILE
PPF 9
Gifts E
1940
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February 19, 1940
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My dear Mr. Engle:
It was nice indeed of you to send
that scrapbook to the President for his birth-
day. He is grateful for your friendly thought
of him and asked me to convey his very best
wishes to you.
Very sincerely yours,
11, A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Arthur E. Engle, Esq.,
Route 5,
Oswogo,
New York,
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ago the Trains started
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at 3 oclock in the morning
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Happy change some Day.
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ago the Trains started
to run in 1827 and 1940
and 1927 jesus came in the
air at stpetersfurg Flu
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at 3 oclock in the morning
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my Dear mr Lettand your
waleom letter Received and
well Pleared For the return
Hopeing it will Bring a
Happy change some Day.
soon it is just 113 years
ago the Trains started
to run in 1827 and 1940
and 1927 jesus came in the
air at stpetersfurg Flu
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at 3 oclock in the morning
13 years ago and is soon
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of would L the to Hanl you
come to my Place and
see my mork on glass
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of art mark of Peace
the Flags For the world
yours very Truly
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February 20, 1940
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My dear little Friends:
It was indeed kind of you to send
that nice gift to the President. He has asked
me to thank you ever so much for your thought
of him and to convey his best wishes to you.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
The Pupils of the
Edgewood Kindergarten,
1000 Edgewood Avenue,
Madison,
Wisconsin.
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enjoyed a happy married life, not often found among
They had seven daughters.
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From- Fabriel Hakin
At
5
STAFF ROOM
Thank
of the Kindergator
from the T.A. 7
M.A.L. signature
ry 19, 1940
"Burthday card P.T.L.
My dear Mr. Earle:
Many thanks in the President's
behalf for the framed burnt-wood picture to
which you refer in your letter of February
a pr7
first. I want to assure you that he appre-
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ciates the friendly thought which prompted
you to send it to him.
I am indeed sorry to have to dis-
appoint you but requests for the President's
signature are so numerous that it simply is
impossible for him to comply with them. I
am sure you will understand.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
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Fred. W. Earle, Esq.,
246 Bay Ridge Parkway, (75th Street),
Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn,
New York.
esr
(Burn up p photo)
enjoyed a happy married life, not often found among royal unions.
They had seven daughters.
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From- Fabriel Hakin
At
5
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T.A. 7
February 19, 1940
My dear Mr. Earle:
Many thanks in the President's
behalf for the framed burnt-wood picture to
which you refer in your letter of February
a pr7
first. I want to assure you that he appre-
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ciates the friendly thought which prompted
you to send it to him.
I am indeed sorry to have to dis-
appoint you but requests for the President's
signature are so numerous that it simply is
impossible for him to comply with them. I
am sure you will understand.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
X
Fred. W. Earle, Esq.,
246 Bay Ridge Parkway, (75th Street),
Bay Ridge,
Brooklyn,
New York.
esr
(Burn up p phots)
enjoyed a happy married life, not often found among royal unions.
They had seven daughters.
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From- Gabriel Hakin
At
5
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2/19/40
STAFF ROOM
rkway
St.).
Thank - Picture artory Ms
lyn, N. Y.
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M.A.L. signature
P.P.Z. q-E
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ken the
Wood-burnt
klyn Eagle
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Peruvian
I would deem it a great honor,
were I to receive in return, your signature
affixed to the word of acknowledgement. It would
be held esteem by my family and me.
Picture atturoving
Yours faithfully,
Fiowralle
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Fred. W. Earle.
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Gabriel Hakin, Esq.,
Egyptian Art Exhibit and Sales Company,
18 West Fifty-eighth Street,
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New York, N. Y.
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reign. There is ample evidence that Nefert-Ite and Akhenaton
enjoyed a happy married life, not often found among royal unions.
They had seven daughters.
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From- Fabriel Hakin
At
5)
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2/19/40
246 Bay Ridge Parkway.
(75th. St.).
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, N. Y.
February 1, 1940.
Mr. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
President.
P.P.Z q-E
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. President.
The writer has taken the
liberty of sending you a small gift.
The picture is a Wood-burnt
copy of yourself, cut from the 'Brooklyn Eagle
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of January 3rd.
The frame is of Peruvian
9s
Walnut, designed and made by me.
I would deem it a great honor,
were I to receive in return, your signature
affixed to the word of acknowledgement. It would
be held in high esteem by my family and me.
Picture
Yours faithfully,
Frowralle
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Fred. W. Earle.
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Gabriel Hakin, Esq.,
Egyptian Art Exhibit and Sales Company,
18 West Fifty-eighth Street,
New York, N. Y.
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reign. There is ample evidence that Nefert-Ite and Akhenaton
enjoyed a happy married life, not often found among royal unions.
They had seven daughters.
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February 19, 1940
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My dear Mr. Hakin:
In the absence of the President, I
want to thank you, in his behalf, for the
friendly thought which prompted you to send
him the statue and the historic data concern-
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ing it. I shall be pleased to bring your gift
to the attention of the President when he re-
turns, and I am sure that he will deeply appre-
ciate your kindness in the matter.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
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PRIVATE SECRETARY
7
Gabriel Hakin, Esq.,
Egyptian Art Exhibit and Sales Company,
18 West Fifty-eighth Street,
New York, N. Y.
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reign. There is ample evidence that Nefert-Ite and Akhenaton
enjoyed a happy married life, not often found among royal unions.
They had seven daughters.
&A
From- Gabriel Hakin
At
STAFF ROOM
Thank
HEPHEARD'S HOTEL, CAIRO, EGYPT
XHIBIT & SALES CO.
M.A.L. signature
KING SOLOMON'S
EGYPTIAN PERFUMES
& AMBAR CIGARETTES
P.T.L.
TELEPHONE: PLAZA 5-8124
EW YORK
CABLE "KIMONO" ackl N. Y.
2/19
40
QUEEN NEFERT-ITE
als
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The portrait bust of Queen Nefert-Ite, discovered on
December 6, 1912, in the ruins of the ancient workshop of Thut-
mis, Master Scuiptor, at Tell-el Amarna, is conceded to be one
of the finest, if not the very finest piece of Egyptian sculpture
yet uncovered. The discovery was made with dramatic suddenness
by an expedition, even then preparing to finish its work for the
season.
Although much is known about Nefert-Ite, her origin is still
a mystery. She may have been a Mitannian Princess,---on of the
wives of Amenophis III, and bequeathed by him to his son, Ameno-
phis IV; She may have been the daughter of Tiy, (nurse of Ameno-
his IV), and Ay, a priest of comparatively humble stock, who
later became "Fan Bearer on the right of the King, Master of the
King's Horses, His Truly Beloved Scribe", and even later elevated
himself to the throne of Egypt after the death of Tut-ankh Amen,
son-in-law of Nefert-Ite and her consort, whom he had served.
But inscriptions found in Egypt mention Nefert-Ite as "Mis-
tress of the two lands", (Upper and Lower Egypt), and otherwise
indicate that she had hereditary right to the throne. These
lead to the conclusion that she was full sister to her husband,
a relationship which, however shocking to us, was regarded as
perfectly normal by the Egyptians, to whom it was sanctioned by
the marriage of Isis to her brother God, Osiris.
She could have been no older than nine years, when married
to her thirteen year old brother, then in the fourth year of his
reign. There is ample evidence that Nefert-Ite and Akhenaton
enjoyed a happy married life, not often found among royal unions.
They had seven daughters.
&A
From- Fabriel Hakin
At
HEAD OFFICE: OPPOSITE SHEPHEARD'S HOTEL, CAIRO, EGYPT
EGYPTIAN ART EXHIBIT & SALES CO.
OLD EMBROIDERIES & BROCADES
KING SOLOMON'S
OBJECTS D'ART & JEWELRY
EGYPTIAN PERFUMES
PERSIAN RUGS
& AMBAR CIGARETTES
18 WEST 58th STREET
TELEPHONE: PLAZA 5-8124
OPPOSITE HOTEL PLAZA
NEW YORK
CABLE "KIMONO" ackl N.Y.
Mr. noris
Statue
2/19
40
THE BUST OF QUEEN NEFERT-ITE
als
X
The portrait bust of Queen Nefert-Ite, discovered on
December 6, 1912, in the ruins of the ancient workshop of Thut-
mis, Master Sculptor, at Tell-el Amarna, is conceded to be one
of the finest, if not the very finest piece of Egyptian sculpture
yet uncovered. The discovery was made with dramatic suddenness
by an expedition, even then preparing to finish its work for the
season.
Although much is known about Nefert-Ite, her origin is still
a mystery. She may have been a Mitannian Princess,---one of the
wives of Amenophis III, and bequeathed by him to his son, Ameno-
phis IV; She may have been the daughter of Tiy, (nurse of Ameno-
his IV), and Ay, a priest of comparatively humble stock, who
later became "Fan Bearer on the right of the King, Master of the
King's Horses, His Truly Beloved Scribe", and even later elevated
himself to the throne of Egypt after the death of Tut-ankh Amen,
son-in-law of Nefert-Ite and her consort, whom he had served.
But inscriptions found in Egypt mention Nefert-Ite as "Mis-
tress of the two lands", (Upper and Lower Egypt), and otherwise
indicate that she had hereditary right to the throne. These
lead to the conclusion that she was full sister to her husband,
a relationship which, however shocking to us, was regarded as
perfectly normal by the Egyptians, to whom it was sanctioned by
the marriage of Isis to her brother God, Osiris.
She could have been no older than nine years, when married
to her thirteen year old brother, then in the fourth year of his
reign. There is ample evidence that Nefert-Ite and Akhenaton
enjoyed a happy married life, not often found among royal unions.
They had seven daughters.
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From- Fabriel Hakin
At
(COPY)
MEMORANDUM FOR THE FILES:
Memorandum from the President for Miss LeHand, 4/5/40,
"I agree with Summerlin that I should not take it because I never
heard of the man.", with attached letter which Miss LeHand received
from Hon. George T. Summerlin, Chief of Protocol, State Dept., 4/2/40
with attached copy of a letter which Mr. Summerlin has received from
the U.S. Despatch Agent in New York, Howard Fyfe, advising of the arrival
there of a package described as containing "Embroidered Cloth" sent to the
President by Soleiman Sarkis of Lebanon, Syria, in which Mr. Summerlin
advises that he believes it unwise to release the package, unless the
President or someone at the White House knows Mr. Sarkis, sent to Mr.
Summerlin, as per notation on Miss LeHand's memorandum from the President.
"Mr. Summlerlin".
(nothing in file on this. 4/8/40.)
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June go, 1940
June 26, 1940
Dr
Ambassador,
Buenos Aires.
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March 23, 1940,
the President,
Ramon T. Elizondo,
Foo. Bilbao 2389,
Buenos Aires.
The writer sends the President a copy of a
book he has written entitled Sociología de la
Educación, and requests the President to
arrange for the publication of his work.
The Officer in charge of the consular section is
requested to return the book to the sender,
explaining that it 1s contrary to the practice
this nature.
of the President to comply with requests of
For the information of the Officer in charge of
the consular section, reference is made to
the Department's instruction of January 27,
1937 concerning previous correspondence from
this writer.
HCS
Original communication from Mr. Elizondo
Book. to the President, March 23, 1940;
811.001 Roosevelt - Publications - Elizondo, Ramon T.
PR:LAW 6/22/40
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June 26, 1940 +
$80
Date 27, W
Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, British West Indies.
ty Gener Molleys
ISSRG thoughtout of you to used
you
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in
So deeply
May 9,1940,
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the President,
Ayube M. Edun,
Editor, The Labour Advocate,
61 Hadfield Street,
Georgetown, Demerara.
The writer sends the President a copy of his
book London's Heart Probe and Britain's Destiny.
Original letter from Mr. Edun to the
President, May 9, 1940.
811.001 Roosevelt - Publications - Eden, Ayube M.
BRiLAW, 6/22/40
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Press study
of
June 27, 1940
My dear Miss McKey:
It was most thoughtful of you to send
the President the book to which you refer in
your letter of June twenty-fourth. He deeply
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appreciates your courtesy and wants you to
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know that he is most grateful for your prayers.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Miss Marie J. McKey,
Emmanuel League,
400 The Fermay,
Boston,
Massachusetts.
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Marie Ry
Emmanuel League
400 THE FENWAY
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
June 24, 1940
Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
President of the United States,
Washington, District of Columbia.
My dear Mr. President:-
The gentlewoman, Dean of Emmanuel College,
dedicated her book, "Peace Through Prayer", to the head of the Roman
Catholic Church, Pope Pius XII.
Today, when much of the world has turned from
God and His precept "Love thy neighbor as thyself", it seems rather
befitting, and I trust not presumptious, that you, the God-fearing,
God-loving head of our great peace-loving democracy, should have a
copy of her work.
Your expression of faith on your first inau-
gural, going to Saint John's Church and asking God to bless and guide
your every effort, was, indeed, a manifestation of your pledge of
service "For God and for Country".
May the Holy Spirit continue to bless you
most abundantly in this time of chaos.
I have the honor to remain,
Most respectfully yours,
marie
Pres Study
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June 28, 1940
1
P.P.7
My dear Mr. Ernst:
The President has asked me to thank
9-E
you for the copy of your book "Too Big". He
wants you to know how much he appreciates
your kind thought in sending it to him.
Very sincerely yours,
xlet
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M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
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Morris L. Ernst, Esq.,
285 Madison Avenue,
New York, N.Y.
es
achen
Greenbaum, WOLFF & ERNST
6-28-48
LAWRENCE S.GREENBAUM
285 MADISON AVENUE
EDWARD S. GREENBAUM
HERBERT A.WOLFF
NEW YORK
MORRIS L.ERNST
JONAS J. SHAPIRO
WALLACE D.JENNINGS
TELEPHONE CALEDONIA 5-1582
SAMUEL J. SCHUR
ALEXANDER LINDEY
June 24, 1940.
Hon. Franklin Delano Roosevelt
The White House
Washington, D.C.
My dear Governor:
I am sending you a copy of a volume I have written
at the request of Judge Brandeis, in which I have discussed,
with his great aid, the danger to our democracy through the
curse of bigness. I have called the book TOO BIG. If we are
to become a self-contained economy, certainly the old Judge's
words will have to be re-read constantly in the future.
Sincerely,
Marrish. Ernst
619 Walnut Street
\
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
Mr. Novris- This book
BUSSEY, Joe,
CARDWELL, Carroll Ben,
Muskogee, Okla.
Aug. 9, 1940.
Encloses some stamps, which they offer for sale. Also sends President a
patriotic emblem. (stamps returned.)
See 13-B
br
P.P.7
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Michael Evelev
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619 Walnut Street
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
of
the Novies- This book
has been Thanked for -
LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
Out an ack Card in and
July 29, 1940
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Corres-
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P.P.7.
inc mille House
Washington, D. U.
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My dear Mr. President:
I am happy to enclose a copy of the recently pub-
lished history of our city ,X Entertaining a Nation:
The Career of Long Branch, by the New Jersey Writers'
Project of the Work Projects Administration.
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nice.
As the book vividly recounts, Long Branch has been
chosen the summer capital by seven Presidents: Grant,
Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison, McKinley and Wilson.
No other place in America has been honored in this way
so many times.
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I would consider it a privilege and an honor if you
were to accept my invitation to be the eighth President
to summer at Long Branch. There are several large
Long
estates as appropriate for the requirements of a summer
White House as Shadow Lawn was for President Wilson in
1916.
1940
I trust that you will consider reviving the most firmly
established of Presidential vacationing traditions--a
summer at "The Branch", as President Grant called our
city. May I add that our fishing is superb.
Cordially yours,
ALTON V. EVANS,
Mayor of Long Branch.
Michael Evelev
619 Walnut Street
Lebanon Pennevlvania
CITY HONVER
END
1904
LONG BRANCH, NEW JERSEY
EXEOUTIVE DEPARTMENT
July 29, 1940
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
P.P.7.
The White House
Washington, D. C.
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My dear Mr. President:
I am happy to enclose a copy of the recently pub-
lished history of our city X Entertaining a Nation:
The Career of Long Branch, by the New Jersey Writers'
Project of the Work Projects Administration.
x444-c
nice.
As the book vividly recounts, Long Branch has been
chosen the summer capital by seven Presidents: Grant,
Hayes, Garfield, Arthur, Harrison, McKinley and Wilson.
No other place in America has been honored in this way
so many times.
Intertional
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I would consider it a privilege and an honor if you
Eng Branch Long
were to accept my invitation to be the eighth President
to summer at Long Branch. There are several large
estates as appropriate for the requirements of a summer
White House as Shadow Lawn was for President Wilson in
1916.
1940-
I trust that you will consider reviving the most firmly
established of Presidential vacationing traditions--a
summer at "The Branch", as President Grant called our
city. May I add that our fishing is superb.
Cordially yours,
ALTON V. EVANS,
Mayor of Long Branch.
Michael Evelev
619 Walnut Street
August 2, 1940
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To
My dear Mr. Mayor:
The President has asked me to thank
you for your letter to him of July 29, with its
cordial invitation.
The President deeply appreciates your
thoughtfulness, end wishes it were possible for
him to avail himself of your kind offer of
hospitality. You know, of course, how difficult
it is during these critical days for the President
to spend & great deal of time away from Washington,
and when a respite does present itself he usually
visits with his mother at Hyde Park.
The President is grestly pleased to have
a copy of "Entertsining a Nation", and thinks you
are most kind to send it in.
With all good wishes,
Sincerely yours,
EDWIN M. WATSON
Secretary to the President
Hon. Alton V. Evans
Mayor of Long Branch
Long Branch, New Jersey
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Michael Evelev
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619 Walnut Street
Lebanon, Pennsylvania Luo
August 13, 1940
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My dear Mrs. Eustis:
The President was indeed pleased to re-
ceive the book, "The Fox's Prophecy", which you
were good enough to send him. He has asked me to
express his sincere thanks for your friendly thought.
Very sincerely yours,
XPPAB
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Mrs. Wm. C. Eustis,
1534 Twenty-eighth Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
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Michael Evelev
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619 Walnut Street
Lebanon, Pennsylvania we
August 13, 1940
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September 25, 1940
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My dear Mrs. Eustis:
The President was indeed pleased to re-
ceive the book, "The Fox's Prophecy", which you
were good enough to send him. He has asked me to
express his sincere thanks for your friendly thought.
Very sincerely yours,
XPPA X
q-B
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Mrs. Wm. C. Bustis,
1534 Twenty-eighth Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
mb
Michael Evelev
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06/1/40
619 Walnut Street
Lebanon, Pennsylvania we
August 13, 1940
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September 25, 1940
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My dear Mrs. Bustis:
The President was indeed pleased to re-
ceive the book, "The Fox's Prophecy", which you
were good enough to send him. He has asked me to
express his sincere thanks for your friendly thought.
Very sincerely yours,
XPPTB
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Mrs. Wm. C. Bustis,
1534 Twenty-eighth Street, N. W.,
Washington, D. C.
mb
Michael Evelev
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619 Walnut Street
Lebanon, Pennsylvania
August 13, 1940
Secretary to the President
White House
Washington, D. C
Dear Sir:
392
A few weeks ago I watched the President on the screen as he was
reading a statement from a manuscript. As was the case every other time,
I became annoyed at the technical deficiencies which were causing a
discord in the otherwise perfect delivery of the speech. Can it be
arranged that the manuscript might be hidden? Is it possible to arrange
the reading matter so that the performer should not have to take his
eyes off the focus of public gaze to look at the reading matter, often
losing his place in the process and causing an awkward pause? Is it not
possible to invent a simple contrivance to enable reading in such a way
that the public would be under the illusion that the performer was
looking at them, not reading at all? You know the psychological effect
the latter would have upon the audience.
The result of the above contemplations is the enclosed sketch
of the "Performing Reader". This device has two parallel and one
vertical side. Two rolls are fitted into the lower part. One of the
rolls has a knob at the extreme end to enable one to manipulate them.
A half-round reflector and lamp are fastened over the rolls. At the
lowest end of the Pase a refracting mirror is protruding. At the
upper parallel side a sighting mirror is fastened on one end. Both
mirrors turn on their axes. The vertical side is made of/a rod and
telescoping tube to permit adjustment of the height of the sighting
mirror. A clamp is provided at the base to fasten the contrivance
to a table or a microphone.
The unread matter is pushed between the rolls and the
light is turned on. The refracting mirror, which is situated in
the front of the device, is mirróring the reading matter. The sight
mirror on top is adjusted to receive the image from the refracting
mirror. The rolls are fed with the help of the knob and material
is read from the sighting mirror. The sighting mirror can be less
thab one-half inch wide, will be slanted after adjustment. If
painted with a blending color on the outside, it will hardly be seen by
the audience, so that the contrivance will give the illusion that the
performer is looking at the public, talking from memory, while
actually he will be reading from the sighting mirror.
I should like to present the President with a "Performing
Reader" as I hope it will help him in delivering speeches in the next
campaign, and at the same time it will help to advertise it. This
device is not patented and not in production for the time being.
Yours very truly,
m. Enelev
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October 4, 1940.
Hon. Franklin D. Roosevelt
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My dear Governor:
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I am sending you a copy of William James' MORAL EQUIVALENTS
OF WAR. It is brief and amazingly modern, although written a third
of a century ago.
It is too bad my girl friend was so hysterical, but I was
delighted at the assurance to her that you did not want half-hearted
support from her.
Because I mentioned John L.'s name in connection with the
Labor Board appointment, I don't want you to think for a moment that
I believe it is wise to reappoint Madden to that position - although
Ed Smith is the boy that ought to be gotten out and Madden left in.
Surely you can find someone in Madden's and Smith's places to whom
John L. could not object.
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October 3, 1940.
The Honorable Franklin Delano Roosevelt,
The White House,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Mr. President:
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sending to you under separate cover a copy of
William James' MEMORIES AND STUDIES, with particular
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Solward Wills.,A.
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President's attention. I can assure you that
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Dear Dr. Eisner:
Your letter of November seventeenth
has been received, and I have pleasure in
accepting for the President the hand-knit
socks which you so generously sent him. I
shall be glad to present them to him and know
that he will be most appreciative of your kind
thought.
Let me thank you, too, in the Presi-
dent's behalf, for your expressions of loyalty
and confidence in his leadership.
Very sincerely yours,
STEPHEN RARLY
Secretary to the President
Dr. Ethel Eisner,
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DR. ETHEL EISNER
PODIATRIST - CHIROPODIST
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
November 17, 1940.
Hon. Stephen Early,
Secretary to the President,
Washington, D.C.
Dear Sir:-
I am sending you a pair of woollen
socks with the hope that our President will
be willing to accept them as an expression
of my gratitude for his achievements both
as an individual and as the President of the
United States.
Many of us believe that his re-
election at the greatest crisis in the history
of the world augers well for our safety and
the presevation of our beloved country.
I feel that this trifling expression
of my esteem will be appreciated because I
knit these socks myself.
With many thanks for your kindness
in presenting these socks
I am very respectfully
a citizen of the United States.
Ethel Eisner
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My dear Mr. Erwin:
The President has received your
letter and thanks you very much for your
kindness in sending him the copy of your book
of songs. He wants you to know that he is
deeply grateful for your friendly thought in
writing.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Judson Erwin, Esq.,
Box 14,
Valley,
Wisconsin.
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Hon, Franklin he. Rooseret,
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CAMPAIGN
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[Dedicated to Franklin D. Roosevelt, President U.S. A.]
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Composed and Published by
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Copyright 1940 by Judson Erwin, Valley, Wisconsin
A Tribute To Our Beloved President
ROOSEVELT, GALLANT LEADER
Out in old New York State,
Now come all men and women voters
At a place they call Hyde Park,
And take a tip from me;
Lives a gallant leader-
Don't be fooled by the Grand Old
He is happy as a lark;
Party,
His name is F. D. Roosevelt;
And their leader, Wendell Willkie;
(Composed by Jud Erwin, Saturday,
"Don't swap in the middle
Twice governor of his state,
But cast your vote for Roosevelt-
October 19, while digging potatoes.)
stream!"
And twice he has been our president;
He's America's last resort,
And this time we dare not
Once again he'll share that fate.
And we'll all help to swell this chorus,
"On the Sidewalks of New York."
President Roosevelt is re-elected-
swap,
CHORUS:
The man of great renown;
So Roosevelt remains supreme
CHORUS:
There will be no more campaigning
East Side, West Side,
Around our own home town;
So we'll honor President Roosev
All around the town,
East Side, West Side,
For of all men in this nation,
The nation's choice all through
People are shouting for Roosevelt-
All around the town,
From the North, South, East and
through,
He's the man of great renown;
The people all cry, "We want Roose-
West,
And we'll decorate his picture
Like Lincoln and McKinley,
velt!"
The name of F. D. Roosevelt
With the old Red, White and
He's a humanitarian sort;
The G. O. P. can't get him down.
Is the one we all love best.
Three times he has marched to
And the band will play for him Nov-
We'll heed Abe Lincoln's story:
This chieftain noble grand
ember 5th,
In a crisis, "Don't swap," he would
"On the Sidewalks of New York."
talk,
In the year of Nineteen Thirty Two
And like Jefferson and Lincoln
Roosevelt defeated Hoover;
He'll be hailed throughout the
And we'll wave that old flag, the Red,
There is Wendell Willkie,
White and Blue,
Then Landon said, "With Al Smith's
Also Mr. Farley, too;
"On the Sidewalks of New York."
help,
Now we'll take Mr. Willkie's
And little Jimmie Walker
Franklin D. I'll out-maneuver."
Place this crepe upon his hea
Whom LaGuardia overthrew;
FINALE:
But in the year of Nineteen Thirty Six
For Willkie and the G. O. P.
Al Smith in his brown derby,
Landon met his Waterloo,
Politically are dead;
In '28 lost the fight;
East Side, West Side,
And in Nineteen Forty Franklin D.
They have gone with the depart
He campaigned for Landon in '36-----
All around the town,
Beat Wendell Willkie, too.
And we'll never shed a tear;
Now he's hugging Willkie tight.
Men, women and children are smiling,
But the name of Franklin D
Smith and Willkie wear a frown;
No more we'll hear tradition's cry-
Roosevelt,
CHORUS:
Even old Jim Farley,
"For a President no third term!"
Will live on for many a year!!
His heart is light as cork,
East Side, West Side,
For we celebrate Roosevelt's third
Now people have grown wiser-
All around the town,
You can see they live and learn;
(Copyright October 19, 1940, by
victory,
The nation demands Mr. Roosevelt-
"On the Sidewalks of New York."
They remember what Abe Lincoln said
author, Judson Erwin, Valley, W.
Once again he'll wear the crown.
He has helped the jobless worker,
The farmer with the plow and fork,
And the women and children will sing
his praise,
(Copyright August 25, 1940 by the
"On the Sidewalks of New York."
author, Judson Erwin, Valley, Wis.)
Who Killed Wendell W?
(Composed by Jud Erwin, Valley, on
Who'll be pall bearers?
his 51st birthday, Oct. 15, 1940, while
"I," said Smith and Landon,
digging potatoes.)
"The G. O. P. must now abandon;
We'll be pall bearers."
Who killed (politically) Wendell Will-
kie?
Who'll be the parson?
"I," said Franklin D;
"I," said Herbert Hoover,
"I told him to beware of me;
"Willkie is (politically) dead and
I killed Wendell Willkie."
gone forever,
I'll be the parson."
Who saw him die?
Who'll toll the bell?
"I," said the G. 0. P.
"I," said Governor Heil;
"His death is H-- to me;
"Never more will he smile;
I saw him die."
I'll toll the bell."
FINALE:
Who'll dig his grave?
"I," said the Southern Corporation,
So all the "Mugwumps" and no third
"He was one of my relation-
termers,
"I'll dig his grave."
Burst into tears, Holy Gee!
Who'll be chief mourner?
When they heard the bell toll,
For poor Wendell Willkie.
"I," said Wall Street,
"For I mourn his defeat;
(Copyright October 15, 1940, by the
I'll be chief mourner."
author, Judson Erwin, Valley, Wis.)
What Became of Wendell Willkie?
Sav, don't you remember the time
And make things over anew.
Way back in Nineteen Thirty Three
When good old Franklin D.
CHORUS:
Took over the Ship of State, you see
Say, what became of Wendell Willkie,
Parlez Vous?
It was scuttled by Harding,
Aren't you glad you joined the Dem-
Coolidge and Hoover,
ocratic, too ?
And all the Republican crew;
Willkie is beaten, he's on the bum,
But we'll join right in
The Republican party is now all done,
With Roosevelt again,
Hinkey Dinkey, Parlez Vous?
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November 12, 1940
Han Granklin
My dear Mr. With Eaton: But Wish wishes
The President was delighted to re-
ceive those beautiful flowers and has asked
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me to tell you how sincerely he appreciates
your friendly good wishes.
Very sincerely yours, Eatore
mookrulb M. A. LeHand n CRHZ
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Charles S. Eaton, Esq.,
Route 2,
Mocksville,
North Carolina.
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My dear Miss Doremeo:
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which you were so kind as to send the President.
He was delighted to receive them and wants you
to know that he deeply appreciates this evidence
of your friendliness and your good will.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Miss Louisa Doremeo,
c/o The Saltford Flower Shop,
Syracuse,
New York.
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721-727CONMERCE
LYNDHBURG, VA.
November 29, 1940
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1940
My dear Mr. Eichelbaum: United States
Thank you in the President's behalf
for the recording to which you refer in your
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Nov.20th,1940
Hon. President of The United States
Franklin D.Roosevelt
Washington,D.C.
My Dear Mr. President:-
In going thro some of my collection of records I came across
the enclosed record, which I thought you would like to have,
and I am taking the liberty of sending it to you.
With my very best wishes to you, and for the next term, I beg to
remain
Sincerely
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My dear Mr. Easton:
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Thank you in the President's behalf
for the cane to which you refer in your letter
of November ninth. He appreciates your sending
it to him for his collection and wants you and
Mrs. Easton to know that he is grateful indeed
for the friendliness and good will which your
communication evidences.
Very sincerely yours,
H. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
George M. Easton, Esq.,
119 North Hillcrest Boulevard,
Inglewood,
California.
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George in Easton
119 North Hillcrest Blvd.
Inglewood, California
November 9, 1940
Honorable Franklin D. Roosevelt,
President of the United States,
Washington, D. C.
Dear Sir:
By Parcel Post I have the honor of sending you a walking
cane which took me some three months to make and which is fashioned
from horn that once ornamented the business end of every type of
steer from the old Texas longhorn to a black pole Angus, and that's
no bull.
Incidentally, this cane embodies materials used in three of
our great industries: steel, cattle and rubber, as the horn is laid
over B. steel core and the ferule is tipped with rubber.
I made this while employed as a guard at the Cudahy plant in
Los Angeles during the first World War when you were Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy, and, although I hesitate to blow my own horn, yet
I believe this horn on the cane will speak for itself - if you know
what I mean.
Permit me to say, Mr. President, that I have always voted
for you, and that this cane is just a figurative indication, as it
were, that my wife and I are your supporters.
Knowing that your manifold labors in defense of our country
necessitate the parcelling out of details to your secretaries, yet
we wonder if it would be too great a privilege to ask that we might
have your own signature on any acknowledgement, if any, of this
humble gift.
Yours sincerely,
George m Easton
George M. Easton
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and wants me to extend his best wishes to all
of you for a Happy New Year.
Very sincerely yours,
M. A. LeHand
PRIVATE SECRETARY
Ernst Hertzberg and Sons,
Monastery Hill Bindery,
1751-1757 Belmont Avenue,
Chicago,
Illinois.
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My dear Miss Ehrlich:
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt ask
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me to thank you for your friendly thought in
miami, Ala
sending them the Christmas remembrances. They
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appreciate your kindness and send you their best
(perfume)
wishes for a joyous New Year.
Very sincerely yours,
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PRIVATE SECRETARY
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1293 N. W. 42nd Street,
Miami,
Florida.
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1293 n,n, 42St,
Miami Filorida
my dear President Roosevelt
Isent you and a
1a gift please exceptit, Thank you,
Last time I wrote mrs Roosevelt
l toldher that wouldpray for you to be
President again I was answered by someone
and mrs Roosevelt was 1 away I wonder
do you you getto see my letter l hope
you dot really want you to know you
have a little friend in Miami All tell
you a secret, I puta lucky rabbits footunder
my pillow the might before election andjust
knew it would happen I am so happy you
are President against hope someday to shake
your hand and say Hells, I have is some
good news my landwrater involled one
for state compitionin st, Peters bung of for
twrilling inapril. Iam still Mascot for
andrew Jackson High School band I am in
shew the grade you know & think this gift
is better then l sent you last year.
& hope you will be well and happy
Love and bighug
Ivene Cholich
1293 n,n, 42 st,
miami Filorida