Letter from Harry S. Truman to Eleanor Roosevelt

to THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON Teuman January 19, 1953 Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: Your letter of resignation as a Delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations has been received, and I regret that I must accept it, effective January 20, 1953. I cannot leave the white House without thanking you for your unfaltering service to our country and your very real help to me. Since that evening in 1945 when you responded to =y offer of assistance with, "What can we do for you?", you have done many things for me. In your work on the Human Rights Commission, you brought honor to all of us. Your poise and patience and good will have been valu- able in sessions of the United Nations General Assembly as well. The reports you have brought to me have been stimu- lating and useful. You have been a good ambassador for America. At home, I am sure that your efforts begun long ago to make people take an interest in affairs of their own communities have borne fruit in the public support of many of our advances in housing, health facilities, social secu- rity, civil rights and conservation of natural resources. Your continued support of the Democratic party and its pro- gram has been important. I have heard that you will continue your work for the United Nations as a volunteer in a non-governmental or- ganization. You believe with me, I know, that our starting point toward world peace remains in the UN, and I am glad you will continue to build support of its ains. (more)