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    "ocrText": "6899\nOctober 1, 1940\nMy dear Mrs. Rockne:\nI send hearty greetings to you on what I know will\nbe an occasion of proud and tender import. It gives me very\n*PP72329\ngreat pleasure to join with those who are honoring Knute Rockse\nin the place so dear to him and where his memory is held in\n#\nperpetual benediction.\nWe are grateful for the life he lived, for the in-\nfluence which he wielded on the youth of the land and for the\nmemory which he has left ab a heritage to all of us. With\nhim sportsmanship was inseparable from strict honor and integrity.\nWe can draw deep inspiration from the ideals which\nhe exemplified in his life and work and from those ideals\ngather wisdom for our guidance in this anxious hour when the\nnational defense has become the paramount national concern.\nOur need today is for men strong in body, strong in soul and\nstrong in faith in the democratic way of life. In brief, for\nmen who hold to the ideals which Knute Rockne held.\nI salute the memory of a great figure in our American\nlife.\nVery sincerely yours,\nMrs. Knute Rockne,\nSouth Bend,\nIndiana.\nwdh-me\nMRS. BONSTEEL:\nThis is all of this file. The letter was\nnot changed today. An error was made in\nthe copy telegraphed to FDR, Jr. but these\ncopies are correct.\nmw\nTELEGRAM\nThe White House\nMashington\nOctober 1, 1940\nFranklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., xPP75\nDemocratic National Committee Headquarters,\nHotel Biltmore,\nNew York, N. Y.\nThe original of the following letter addressed to Mrs. Rockne\nand signed by the President has been sent air mail special delivery to\nyou at Stevens Hotel, Chicago:\n\"My dear Mrs. Rockne:\n\"I send hearty greetings to you on what I know will be an\noccasion of proud and tender import. It gives me very great pleasure\nto Join with those who are honoring Knute Rockne in the place so dear\nto him and where his memory is held in perpetual benediction.\n\"We are grateful for the life he lived, for the influence\nwhich he wielded on the youth of the land and for the memory which he\nhas left as a heritage to all of us. With him sportsmanship was\ninseparable from strict honor and integrity.\n\"We can draw deep inspiration from the ideals which he\nexemplified in his life and work and from those ideals gather wisdom\nfor our guidance in this anxious hour when the national defense has\nbecome the paramount national concern. Our need today is for men strong\nin body, strong in soul and strong in faith in the democratic way of\nlife. In brief, for men who hold to the ideals which Knute Rockne held.\n\"I salute the memory of a great figure in our American life.\"\n\"Very sincerely yours,\n\"FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT\n\"Mrs. Knute Rockne,\nSouth Bend,\nIndiana.\"\nWILLIAM D. HASSETT\nHURLEY, F. J.\nChicago, Ill.\nOct. 7, 1940\nWrites President he hopes he is re-elected and gives some suggestions\nfor fireside chats. Requests copy of letter President wrote to Mrs. Knute Rockne\nand which F. D. Roosevelt, Jr., read over radio last Sunday night.\nPPF\nSee - 2526-H\n6899\nVW\nmpk\nO'DONNELL, Reverend Hugh, C.S.C.\nPresident, University of Notre Dame\nNotre Dame, Indiana\nOctober 9, 1940\nWrote to the President thanking him for sending the beautiful letter and his son,\nFranklin Delano Junior, to the banquet commemorating the premiere of \"Knute Rockne --\nAll American.\" -- The President replied on Oct. 15, 1940, thanking Rev. O'Donnell\nfor the letter and words of praise. Reciprocates the warm personal sentiments.\nSEE - P.P.F. 2814\nP.P.F.\n6899"
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