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    "title": "Letter, Jack Warner to Franklin Roosevelt",
    "description": "Original Exhibition Caption: During the summer of 1941, movie mogul Jack Warner and his brothers, who operated Warner Brothers Studio, donated money to the British government to build two Spitfire warplanes to help turn back Nazi Germany's air offensive against Great Britain. They named the aircrafts after FDR and Secretary of State Cordell Hull. Warner forwarded photos of the two new Spitfires with this letter. He and his brothers were major supporters of FDR and the New Deal.",
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    "ocrText": "Mr. President - 2\n9/30/41\nHope your health\ncontinues to be the best, and with\nkindest regards from Mrs. Warner,\nI remain\nAlways your friend,\nJan"
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