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Roosevelt, Theodore
Through The Brazilian Wilderness
Ross & Perry 2004-03-20. paperback. New. 5.00x0.98x8.00. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Ross & Perry paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : DADAX1931839565 ISBN : 1931839565 9781931839563
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Roosevelt, Theodore
THROUGH THE BRAZILIAN WILDERNESS Classic of American Sport Series
New York NY: Charles Scribner's 1925. Reprint of 1925 . Soft cover. Near Fine/None as Issued. Text/BRAND NEW. Gilt embossed anteater faux-leather & olive green boards/NF w/trace rubs to corner tips & front spine leading edge. DJ/None as Issued. Frontispiece. Dyed upper text edges; rough cut leading edges. First published 1914; this is a reprint of 1925. Travelogue of sportsman and the 26th President of the United States Theodore Roosevelt 1858 - 1919 in a scientific exploration in Brazilian hinterlands with co-leader Colonel Candido Mariano da Silva Rondon which took place on the completion of the presidential term. The expedition was primarily concerned with mammals and birds on behalf of the American Museum of Natural History. Roosevelt in ill health during the expedition though he makes no mention of it in his journal. 10 chapters: I The Start; II Up the Paraguay; III A Jaguar-Hunt on the Taquary; IV The Heawaters of the Paraguay; V Up the River of Tapirs; VI Through the Highland Wilderness of Western Brazil; VII With a Mule-Train Across Nhambiquara Land; VIII The River of Doubt; IX Down an Unknown River into the Equatorial Forest; and X To the Amazon & Home: Zoological & Geographical Results of the Expedition followed by 3 appendices. <br/> <br/> Charles Scribner's paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 010139
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ROOSEVELT, Theodore
Through the Brazilian Wilderness
1914. ROOSEVELT Theodore. Through the Brazilian Wilderness. N.Y.: Charles Scribner's Sons 1914. 1st ed. xiv 383pp. Illus. Maps one folding. Orig. cloth t.e.g. A near fine copy. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 45796
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Roosevelt, Theodore:
Through the Brazilian wilderness.
London: John Murray 1927. New edition. 8vo xv 383pp. Frontispiece 48 plates 2 maps one folding. Original brown cloth gilt titling to the spine. Titling somewhat dull on the spine else a very good copy. London: John Murray, 1927. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 13081
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Roosevelt, Franklin D
TLS as President
Washington D.C. July2 1936. Framed. Excellent. small 4to. 1 page. To Dr. Hamilton Holt of Rollins College in Florida. In part:"I tried not only to make the issue clear-cut but to raise the whole tone of the campaign." Double matted and framed with Bachrach photograph - On White House letterhead. Washington D.C. July2, 1936. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000314
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Roosevelt, Eleanor; Black, Allida [Introduction]; Clinton, Bill [Foreword];
Tomorrow Is Now: It Is Today That We Must Create the World of the Future Penguin Classics
Penguin Classics 2012-10-30. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Penguin Classics paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : Q-0143106996 ISBN : 0143106996 9780143106999
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Roosevelt, Curtis
Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of my Grandparents Franklin and Eleanor
New York: PublicAffairs 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. SIGNED - First Edition First Printing with correct number line sequence no writing marks underlining or bookplates. No remainder marks. Signed by the author Curtis Roosevelt on the half-title page. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true and the corners are square. Dust jacket is not price-clipped. This collectible " NEW" condition first edition/first printing signed copy is protected with a polyester archival dust jacket cover. Beautiful signed collectible copy. Unread. Pristine. Very Scarce. GIFT QUALITY <br/> <br/> PublicAffairs hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 007428 ISBN : 1586485547 9781586485542
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Roosevelt, Curtis
Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of My Grandparents Franklin and Eleanor
Public Affairs 2008. Hardcover. New. 1st edition. 320 pages. 9.75x7.75x1.25 inches. Public Affairs hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1-1586485547 ISBN : 1586485547 9781586485542
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Roosevelt, Curtis
Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of my Grandparents Franklin and Eleanor
PublicAffairs 2008. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Very large sturdy heavy book smooth black covers silver lettering bright on spine 303 heavy stiffer glossy pages. DJ heavy paper beneath mylar a photograph of FDR with children in convertible on front sky in yellow and peach background to front small illustration of FDR at spine top a photo of the Roosevelt family at top back praise from Geoffrey C. Ward James McGregor Burns and others. DJ has a tiny tear at top front edge near tip very light surface wear to spine bottom left edge. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book. <br/> <br/> PublicAffairs hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 066175 ISBN : 1586485547 9781586485542
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Roosevelt, Curtis
Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of my Grandparents Franklin and Eleanor
Hardcover. Fair. INSCRIBED by Curtis Roosevelt. Near VG. Jacket spine has a stain corners are somewhat bumped there are a few smudges to textblock edges otherwise clean and firm. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : GB-ZHKQ-23QK
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Roosevelt, Curtis
Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of my Grandparents Franklin and Eleanor
PublicAffairs 2009-10-13. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! PublicAffairs paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : Q-1586487825 ISBN : 1586487825 9781586487829
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Roosevelt, Curtis
Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of my Grandparents Franklin and Eleanor
PublicAffairs 2008-10-28. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! PublicAffairs hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : Q-1586485547 ISBN : 1586485547 9781586485542
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Roosevelt, Curtis
Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of My Grandparents Franklin and Eleanor - 1st Edition/1st Printing
New York: Public Affairs. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2008. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1586485547 . A Near Fine first Edition/First Printing in a like dust-jacket each midly shelfworn; This memoir tells the story of Roosevelt's grandparents Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt through the lens of their grandson Curtis. It describes the difficult times the Roosevelts experienced during the Great Depression and World War II as well as their triumphs.; 8vo; 302 pages . Public Affairs hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 124690 ISBN : 1586485547 9781586485542
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Roosevelt, Curtis
Too Close to the Sun: Growing Up in the Shadow of My Grandparents Franklin and Eleanor
New York New York U.S.A.: Public Affairs 2008. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This richly illustrated memoir by President FDR's oldest grandson reveals intimate White House moments through a child's eyes. First printing with correct full number line sequence. Aside from a 1.5" embossed private library seal and small notation on the front free endpaper this is a very clean copy with no writing marks underlining or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Pages are also crisp and bright white. Corners are square and the boards are flat and true. Boards do show a hint of scuffing and bumping to the corners and the front board also has a 1" area of soiling along the spine. Dust jacket is not price-clipped but does have some scuffing and edge wear. The upper and lower spine extremes and upper left corner of the front cover show some bumping and microtears. The corners and foreedges also show some wear/bumping and the back cover is full of light scratches that do not go through to the board and are not readily noticeable. This collectible near fine/very good first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed! <br/> <br/> Public Affairs hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 000547 ISBN : 1586485547 9781586485542
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ROOSEVELT, Theodore and ROOSEVELT, Kermit
Trailing the Giant Panda
1927. ROOSEVELT Theodore and ROOSEVELT Kermit. Trailing the Giant Panda. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1929. 1st ed. 278p. Frontis. illus. fold-out map. A near fine copy in orig. cloth in a very good or better d/j. President Roosevelt's memoir of hunting in China. Illustrated with black and white plates and a color frontispiece and contains a folding map of the Yunnan and Szechuan provinces. Seldom found complete with fold-out map and in d/j. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 82347
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Roosevelt, Theodore and Roosevelt, Kermit
Trailing the Giant Panda
New York: Scribners 1929. 1st Edition . Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. First edition. 8vo. 278 pp. Dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to the spine and panda head on the front board. Near fine book in a very good jacket. Price of $3.50 intact. The jacket has light edgewear a couple of tears to the rear panel a small chip to the top of the front panel and a little darkening to the spine. Inscribed by Kermit Roosevelt to E. C. Kizenberger a New York publishing executive on the front free endpaper. Very rare signed or inscribed. <br/> <br/> Scribners hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 001477
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Roosevelt, Kermit
Trailing the Giant Panda
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1026045584.G ISBN : 1026045584 9781026045589
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Roosevelt, Kermit
Trailing the Giant Panda
like new. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 53756324 ISBN : 1026045584 9781026045589
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ROOSEVELT, Theodore et al
TRAILING THE GIANT PANDA. Hunting in China
New York 1929 Blue Ribbon. Green cloth 278p. frontis of the authors appendices co-author: Kermit Roosevelt index spine faded contents clean solid copy 14 x 21.5 cm. FIRST EDITION An exciting expedition with wonderful narrative including photos of pandas. Exploration of areas off the beaten track covers the peoples places & unusual sights observed by the expedition to Yunnan & Szechuan for the Field Museum. SCARCE . unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 84190204
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ROOSEVELT, Theodore and Kermit
Trailing the Giant Panda
New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1929. 278 pp ill. Frontis by Carl Rungius. Hunting in China by Roosevelt's two sons. Good description of the game and the country lying "south of the clouds." Fold out map. Hunting on the plains and throughout the mountains. Great reading. Incl. a hunt for the rare Pere David's deer as well. Tight scarce book with minimal markings. First Edition. Library Binding. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library. Charles Scribner's Sons unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 005647
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Roosevelt, Theodore,
True Americanism
like new. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 4407200 ISBN : 1428604863 9781428604865
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Roosevelt, Theodore
True Americanism: Four Essays
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1163406007.G ISBN : 1163406007 9781163406007
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Roosevelt, Theodore
True Americanism: Four Essays
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1162939451.G ISBN : 1162939451 9781162939452
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Roosevelt, Theodore
True Americanism: Four Essays
hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 0548098247.G ISBN : 0548098247 9780548098240
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Roosevelt, Theodore
True Americanism: Four Essays
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1428604863.G ISBN : 1428604863 9781428604865
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Roosevelt, Theodore
True Americanism: Four Essays
paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1497965470.G ISBN : 1497965470 9781497965478
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
TWENTY-FIVE PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AS PRESIDENT AND AS 1920 VICE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE
vp vd. Varying sizes sometimes with printed press descriptions of the occasion for the photograph. Very Good.<br /> <br /> Roosevelt shakes hands with his presidential running mate James Cox standing in full vigor before his paralysis; seated wearing braces; with his mother reading messages of congratulation for his re-election; standing at 1934 Gridiron Club dinner flanked by Louis Howe and other aides one holding his arm; reporting to Congress on the Yalta Conference; addressing Congress on 8 December asking for a declaration of war; 1939 address to Congress Cactus Jack Garner in background; playing with his stamp collection; in his study at Hyde Park; Roosevelt's 1937 western trip addressing a crowd from the back of a train; returning from Warm Springs with Mrs. R; with his Cabinet and other portraits and campaign scenes. unknown
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Roosevelt, Edith Kermit, [Theodore Roosevelt]
Two 2 Autograph Letters Signed
Oyster Bay NY 1919. Pair of letters regarding the family's preferred portrait of the late president written within three days of each other. Autograph Letters Signed to Edward Bok. 2 and 3 pages about 7 x 4 1/2 inches; minimal wear and light toning. The 3-page letter is written on mourning stationary with black trim the 2-page letter on stationary letterhead 'Sagamore Hill'. These letters were written a mere three months after Teddy's death in February 1919.<br /> <br /> Content; Edward Bok the longtime editor of Ladies'' Home Journal was apparently planning an article on the late president and had written to Mrs. Roosevelt regarding the family''s favorite portrait. On 18 May she responded "the picture we like is the Lazlo portrait" but "it may not be entirely suited for your purpose. . . . Perhaps the Sergeant portrait in the White House would be better tho'' we do not care as much for it. The photograph which we all like is a head by Pirie MacDonald but perhaps you prefer a full-length picture." 3 days later she followed up: "If you write to Pirie MacDonald . . . he will send the one we prefer. . . . I am quite sure the Pirie MacDonald head will make a fine picture. It is a wonderful likeness." She refers to the well-known portrait which was used as a frontispiece to one of Roosevelt''s last books The Great Adventure published in 1919. She adds: "I do not know of any one of the family who is writing articles about Mr. Roosevelt. My sons are writing their war experiences which must be the foundation for the rumor of which you speak."<br /> <br /> Edith Kermit Roosevelt 1861 - 1948 was the second wife of President Theodore Roosevelt and served as the First Lady of the United States during his presidency from 1901 to 1909. Roosevelt was the first First Lady to employ a full-time salaried social secretary. Her tenure resulted in the creation of an official staff and her formal dinners and ceremonial processions served to elevate the position of First Lady. She and Teddy had five children and she of course helped raise Alice the orphaned daughter from Teddy's first marriage. One of her great contributions to the nation was bringing racial diversity exposure into the White House. "One cannot bring up boys to be eagles and then expect them to be sparrows." - Edith Roosevelt. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1709
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ROOSEVELT, Eleanor (Mary Pratt Allen)
Two Invitations to the White House
Washington D.C. 1939. Unbound. Near Fine. Two invitations on White House stationary from Eleanor Roosevelt inviting Mary Pratt Allen to garden parties at the White House in 1937 and 1939. Faint spotting else near fine with tears on the envelopes from opening. Each invitation includes an envelope invitation with gold embossed presidential seal and an identification card to be presented on the day. unknown
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Roosevelt, Theodore
Two Photographs of Theodore Roosevelt At Los Angeles Exposition Museum July 26 1915
Two remarkable black and white photographs taken in Los Angeles during the visits of Roosevelt his friend Meyer Lissner Frank Daggett the Director of the Exposition Park Museum and Frank Shearer. Each photo identifies the four men with the date in pencil on the reverse. The first photograph shows the four leaving the museum. The second shows the four with same exact identification with the letter "g" unidentified and also adds "goodbye". The Los Angeles Evening Express writes that they had begun the day at 6 A.M. to visit the La Brea tar pits note: the newspaper adds a racial joke about an African American man who approached the Colonel. The article notes he was accompanied by Meyer Lissner Frank Daggett and F. Shearer. Several asked TR if he had found a "bull moose" skeleton. Once they got to the station he was met by his old army friends "among them being Capt. J.H. McClintock of Phoenix Ariz. one of the Rough Riders. also McClintock is known for his 3 vol. Arizona History and other works. unknown
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Roosevelt, Franklin D
Two Signed Documents on Navy Department Letterhead c.1918
1918. Very Good . Two filled-in/typed documents on Navy Department letterhead signed with full name by Franklin D. Roosevelt. Both letters are addressed to Frank T. Middleton U.S.N. stationed on the U.S.S. Bradford concerning his appointment as an ensign. Both letters have two hole punches along top edge lightly folded light age toning. Very Good. Both signed in full. unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : C000022675
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano to Major General Philip B Fleming
Two-page letter informing the General of the liquidation of the WPA mimeographed
Washington DC: The White House 1942. letter. Two 8.5x11 inch sheets with a typed letter mimeographed from the President to the Major General of the WPA unsigned dated December 4 1942. stapled upper left corner with two horizontal fold-creases lightly toned minor wear and ink stain in bottom left corner of top sheet. The White House unknown
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano
Typed Letter Signed TLS
The White House Washington D. C. 1941. Acceptable with generational wear. Creases and several edge tears with age fade tide spots and marks. 10.5" 8" 1 pp. SIGNED "Franklin D Roosevelt". Roosevelt begins the letter to Luther C. Steward President of the National Federation of Federal Employees by sending regrets that he is unable to attend the biennial convention. Then he includes encouragement that the organization is on track to fulfill their civic and organizational responsibilities to the Nation. The National Federation of Federal Employees NFFE is a national union currently representing approximately 110000 blue and white collar government workers across the United States. Ratifying its constitution on September 17 1917 NFFE was the first union to represent federal employees. Luther Corwin Steward took the helm of the organization shortly after its initiation and held the longest tenure of any NFFE President from 1918 until 1955. "Your letter is heartening to me because of the assurance that Government employees will accept their responsibilities in a spirit of service rather than self-seeking and will continue to bear witness to the fact that good government grows out of the will of the people and not by imposition upon the people." - FDR. unknown
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ROOSEVELT, Eleanor
Typed Letter Signed
1960. unbound. fine. 8vo. 1 page on White House letterhead to Mrs. Pearl Buck " .Your letter.came just as was leaving for a three weeks trip. I was enormously interested. I have no plans for going to China now. I will surely see you before I go".<br/> <br/> unknown
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ROOSEVELT, Eleanor
Typed Letter Signed
1954. unbound. very good. T.L.S. to her UNESCO and Institute of International Education colleague by the First Lady author and diplomat. 1 page on personal stationery 6" x 7" staple holes in upper left; pencil check mark through recipient's name; receipt stamp in upper right. Val-Kill Cottage Hyde Park New York. Dec. 27 1954.<br/> <br/> ".I was indeed interested to see the material you sent him and appreciate your sending me copies. I do hope my numerous requests of you are not too troublesome!."<br/> <br/> unknown
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ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano
TYPED LETTER SIGNED TLS
Albany NY 1 September 1931. Letter. Faint creases from mailing. Fine with a dark signature. Two-page letter as governor of New York with the first page on State of New York Executive Chamber stationery to Mayor John J. Fogarty of Yonkers NY regarding the hardships of unemployed New Yorkers at the beginning of the Great Depression. In part: "The present outlook is that next winter a great many families in the State will face serious privation unless they can be helped by substantial public and private relief. Unfortunately the employment situation is not improving. Many persons who have been able to keep their heads above water during the past two years of employment shortage will have come to the end of their resources when winter sets in. For my part as Governor of the State I intend to help in every way in my power. As Governor I shall join in a general appeal to the people of the State to continue their generous help to those whom unemployment is forcing to ask for relief to clothe feed and shelter their families. As Governor of the State I have insisted that all public works be pushed ahead as fast as possible to give employment." In conclusion Roosevelt asks Fogarty to return a questionnaire not present here. An excellent letter showing Roosevelt in action in the early years of the Depression from which he ultimately led America through when elected to the highest office in the land a little over a year after this letter was written. <br/><br/> unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 022057
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945). President of the United States
TYPED LETTER SIGNED by FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT as President of the United States accepting the resignation of Solicitor General J. Crawford Biggs.
Washington March 14 1935. 1935. Fine. - Over 105 words typed on 9-3/4 inch high by 7 inch wide "The White House / Washington" embossed stationery with the "Whiting's Woven Linen" watermark. In his letter President Roosevelt accepts his controversial Solicitor General J. Crawford Biggs' resignation "I accept your resignation with very real regret. For nearly two years you have discharged your important duties with distinction and success". Praising Biggs' accomplishments in office FDR concludes "That you feel constrained to return to private practice of your profession I can well understand. You carry with you my best wishes and my sincere thanks for the public service you have rendered." Signed "Franklin D. Roosevelt". Folded for mailing with an indentation from a paper clip along the top else fine. <p>The North Carolina lawyer and politician James Crawford Biggs 1872-1960 helped to found the North Carolina Bar Association and later served as a judge of the Superior Court of North Carolina. He served as a special assistant to the U.S. Attorney General in filing charges against the Southern Pacific Railroad in California. As everyone thought that FDR would appoint Felix Frankfurter to the post of Solicitor General Biggs cleverly sought support of those whose opinion would have weight with the President as their second choice instead of competing with Frankfurter. Thus when Frankfurter declined Biggs was in the position of being next in line. A successful country lawyer his hoarse voice and high-blown lengthy presentations did not endear him to the Supreme Court. According to a Times Magazine article "Once in the midst of an hour's oration to the court Mr. Biggs was interrupted by Chief Justice Hughes: 'Mr. Solicitor General you have talked about 45 minutes already. You had better take the next 15 minutes telling us what you want this court to do.'" His subordinates bright young New Dealers resented his emphasis on how impeccably they dressed rather than taking more time in preparing the Government's cases. The March 25 1935 issue of Time magazine quoted the text of President Roosevelt's letter accepting J. Crawford Biggs' resignation. Washington, March 14, 1935. unknown
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Roosevelt, Eleanor
TYPED LETTER SIGNED WITH PHOTOGRAPH Signed
1944. Black-and-white portrait photograph displayed with a typed letter signed on The White House / Washington letterhead dated January 14 1944 to Mr. O'Connor inviting him to the President's birthday gathering: "I am planning to have the usual birthday party for the President on Saturday evening January twenty-ninth at seven o'clock. We both hope you can be with us and look forward to seeing you." Double-matted and housed under glass in a molded gilt wood frame. In Very Good condition with mild age toning; frame with scattered edge rubs and a small split at the lower-right corner. Not examined out of frame. Measurements: Photograph 5 × 7 in.; letter 5.75 × 7.5 in.; frame 17.25 × 13 × 1 in. Shelved at Rockville second floor Hallway AB. 1404383. Special Collections - Upstairs. unknown
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Roosevelt, Theodore
Typed Letter signed "Theodore Roosevelt" to author Melville D. Post
Washington D.C. 1908. 1 p. typed letter in blue ink with one manuscript correction on folded leaf of White House stationery with original White House envelope addressed in type. 8vo 9 x 7-1/8 in. Light creasing from prior folding some faint finger soiling. 1 p. typed letter in blue ink with one manuscript correction on folded leaf of White House stationery with original White House envelope addressed in type. 8vo 9 x 7-1/8 in. Roosevelt praises the author Melville Post: "Some of the stories in 'The Character corrected to Corrector of Destinies' I have already read and have enjoyed to the full so I can say with entire sincerity that I genuinely look forward to reading the book. I shall take it up to-night and probably you will have on your conscience the fact that for an evening I have scandously neglected my duties ." Post 1869-1930 was a prolific and popular American author and an important contributor to the crime genre - his recuring character Uncle Abner solved crimes in the backwoods of ante-bellum West Virginia. Roosevelt could read and absorb books at an incredible rate - he supposedly read a book a day before breakfast - and it is likely that he polished off Post's book that very evening. unknown
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Roosevelt, Theodore Jr (1887-1944). The oldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, he was a Medal of Honor recipient and served
TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the former president's eldest son and Medal of Honor recipient THEODORE ROOSEVELT JR. expressing his regrets to his friend Ralph Halpern that he has to be in Washington.
<p>New York City November 11 1926. 1926. Very good. - Over 60 words typed on his 10-1/2 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide personal "Oyster Bay Long Island" stationery. The son of the former president who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role leading the first wave of troops landing at Utah Beach during the Normandy Invasion Theodore Roosevelt Jr. writes to his friend Republican State Committeeman Ralph Halpern "I am very much disappointed but I find I must be in Washington on the 21st as matters of a good deal of importance are coming up there." He concludes with "Best wishes to the boy. May he be as good a man as his Father!" Signed "Theodore Roosevelt". Folded horizontally and vertically for mailing with a chip out from the bottom left corner. Very good.</p><p>The eldest son of President Teddy Roosevelt Brigadier General Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III 1887-1944 was instrumental in forming the American Legion after serving in the first World War. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1921 to 1925 as Governor of Puerto Rico from 1929 to 1932 and Governor-General of the Philippines in 1932 & 33. He was chairman of the Board of the American Express Company and Vice-President at Doubleday before returning to the Army in 1940. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role leading the first wave of troops landing at Utah Beach during the Normandy invasion. He died 36 days later.</p><p>The NY Republican State Committeeman Ralph Halpern 1890-1975 served as secretary of the Queens County Republican Committee for 25 years. He campaigned for Teddy Roosevelt in in 1904 and was elected to the New York State Assembly in 1919. A member of the State Athletic Commission he also served as secretary for the State Supreme Court Justice Joseph M. Conroy. He was the father of U.S. Congressman Seymour Halpern.</p> New York City, November 11, 1926.
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Roosevelt, Theodore Jr (1887-1944). The oldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt, he was a Medal of Honor recipient and served
TYPED LETTER SIGNED by the former president's eldest son and Medal of Honor recipient THEODORE ROOSEVELT JR. wishing future U.S. Congressman Seymour Halpern luck in his run for the NY State Assembly.
<p>Garden City NY October 27 1937. 1937. Very good. - Over 100 words typed on his 10-3/8 inch high by 7-1/4 inch wide personal "Oyster Bay Long Island" stationery. The son of the former president who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role leading the first wave of troops landing at Utah Beach during the Normandy Invasion Theodore Roosevelt Jr. writes to wish Seymour Halpern "Good luck to you! I am delighted to know you are running for the Assembly. Your father has always been one of my valued friends." He goes on to apologize that he can't make a greater contribution: "Neither Mrs. Roosevelt nor I have ever inherited a penny nor do we get any other money than that which I make myself. Added to this I have been in public service practically all of my life." Signed "Theodore Roosevelt". Folded for mailing with a tiny crease to the top right corner and some other minor faint creases. Very good.</p><p>The eldest son of President Teddy Roosevelt Brigadier General Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III 1887-1944 was instrumental in forming the American Legion after serving in the first World War. He served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1921 to 1925 as Governor of Puerto Rico from 1929 to 1932 and Governor-General of the Philippines in 1932 & 33. He was chairman of the Board of the American Express Company and Vice-President at Doubleday before returning to the Army in 1940. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his role leading the first wave of troops landing at Utah Beach during the Normandy invasion. He died 36 days later.</p><p>The recipient Queens New York Republican Congressman Seymour Halpern 1913-1997 started his political career as a campaign aide to New York's powerful mayor Fiorella La Guardia and first served in New York's State Senate for 14 years before seeking a seat in the U.S. Congress. In Albany Halpern sponsored 279 bills that became law including measures on schools housing civil rights nutrition and mental health. A Liberal he was something of an anomaly as the lone Republican representative from New York City and generally garnered support from Labor Unions and endorsement from the Liberal Party. Yet he never even considered switching parties as he considered membership in the Republican Party a family tradition and commitment. While he found ample time for his private pursuits including painting and collecting autographs he took his legislative duties very seriously. Of these he was proudest of his co-sponsorship of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and of the original 1965 Medicare legislation.</p> Garden City, NY, October 27, 1937.
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Roosevelt, Eleanor
Typed Letter Signed
<p>"Eleanor Roosevelt." 1 page 9 ½" x 6" The White House letterhead to Mrs. William Randolph Hearst at 137 Riverside Drive New York N.Y. Roosevelt asks Mrs. Hearst to help seek a position for her friend Genevieve Forbes Herrick 1894-1962 who had resigned from her position at the Chicago Tribune in May 1934. Very good. Together with The White House envelope postmarked June 13 1934.</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Herrick was a reporter favored by Mrs. Roosevelt becoming one of "the favored four" and was often invited by Mrs. Roosevelt to lunch at The White House.</b></p><p><br /></p>
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Roosevelt, Kermit
Typed Letter signed from Kermit Roosevelt to Mr. Richard Danielson of The Sportsman dated November 8 1928
New York: Kermit Roosevelt 1928. Presumed single original copy. Single sheet typed on one side. Good. Format is approximately 7.25 inches by 10.5 inches. Stationery has Eleven Broadway New York printed at the top. Roosevelt Kermit is noted in pencil at the top right corner. Ink correction in the first paragraph. Minor soiling notes. Soiling and perhaps some adhesive on the verso. In this letter Kermit Roosevelt addresses having contracted for a series for The Sportsman willingness to consider writing 'something additional' and discussed Mr. Danielson's comments "on the polo situation" which Roosevelt generally agreed with but had some reservations about the criticisms of 'our men's sportmanship in actual play." Roosevelt commented that he was departing for India on the night of November 9th. Kermit Roosevelt MC October 10 1889 - June 4 1943 was an American businessman soldier explorer and writer. A son of Theodore Roosevelt the 26th President of the United States Kermit graduated from Harvard College served in both World Wars with both the British and US Armies and explored two continents with his father. He died while serving in the US Army in Alaska during World War II. After WWI Roosevelt went into business; he founded the Roosevelt Steamship Company and the United States Lines. In 1928-1929 Kermit Roosevelt and his brother Ted were members of the Kelley-Roosevelts Asiatic Expedition. The Roosevelt brothers told the story of their part in the expedition in their book Trailing the Giant Panda. Richard Ely Danielson 1885-1957 was editor of the Boston Independent from 1924 to 1928 editor of The Sportsman from 1927 to 1937 and then president of the Atlantic Monthly Company and associate editor of The Atlantic Monthly. The Sportsman January 1 1927 to December 31 1937 ran for 132 issues. The Sportsman was the first "coffee-table" sports magazine published in America. In the spirit of Vanity Fair and Country Life which it resembled the magazine focused on particular interests of the upper class in this case amateur sports: fishing hunting with emphasis on fox and duck golf tennis yachting and motorboating the turf car racing swimming even chess and bridge. Prominent contributors included writers Ross Santee Julian Hawthorne and amateur champions from most of the sports the magazine covered. Guy Arnoux drew most of the covers in the twenties; a variety of artists contributed covers in the thirties. Contributors of interior art included Gluyas Williams DT Carlisle Frank Benson W. Heath Robinson Rea Irvin and E.H. Suydam. The Sportsman persevered through the Depression but finally succumbed to the economic malaise in 1937. Kermit Roosevelt unknown
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ROOSEVELT, Franklin D
Typed Letter Signed in a Secretarial Hand
Albany New York 1932. Unbound. Near Fine. Typed Letter Signed in a secretarial hand. One quarto sheet of Roosevelt's Executive Mansion letterhead typed recto only. Old folds and a bit of gentle creasing near fine. Signed on Roosevelt's behalf in a secretarial hand. Roosevelt's reply to Dr. D.C. Munro who had sent then-Governor Roosevelt a suggested campaign slogan "as an aid to Democratic Victory in the fall." Roosevelt writes that he has turned the slogan alas not stated here over to "friends in New York who are planning for the coming campaign" and that it will be given due consideration. Much of Franklin D. Roosevelt's professional correspondence between 1924 and 1933 was signed in a secretarial hand by approximately nine different proxies per scholarship of Joseph Plaud President Franklin D. Roosevelt American Heritage Center Museum. unknown
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Roosevelt, Eleanor
Typed Letter Signed
Very Good. 1952. Manuscript/ paper collectibles. Single page single -side typed letter 6" X 7" on Val-Kill Cottage NY stationery. April 11 1952. "Dear Mrs. Might: It was very kind of you to let me read the poem about my husband. I am returning it is sic you request. Many thanks for your kind words which I deeply appreciate. Very sincerely yours Eleanor Roosevelt signed. Single horizontal fold. Paper lightly browned. Includes legal envelope and the poem referred to newspaper clipping of April 12 1946 ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . unknown
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Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (1882-1945)
Typed Letter Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt to Colonel E. Lester Jones Regarding the U. S. Marine Band 1919
Washington: Navy Department 1919. Navy Department Letterhead plus a single blank sheet. 8" x 10 1/2. Fine with a few light surface wrinkles. Letter bears a date received stamp at top right margin and two holes presumably for filing along left margin with no loss of text. A fine 2 paragraph letter in which future President Franklin D. Roosevelt in his role as Assistant Secretary of the Navy gently denies a request from a founder of the American Legion for a part of the U. S. Marine Band to perform for the benefit of veterans at the New Willard Hotel in Washington just after World War I.<br /> <br /> "While this Department is heartily in sympathy with any movement tending to promote the welfare and interests of those who have served in the military and naval service of the United States during the war I very much regret to have to inform you that it will not be practicable to assign a section of the Marine Band to furnish music on the above-mentioned occasion owing to the fact that under the provisions of recent acts of Congress musicians of the Marine Band are prohibited from furnishing music at other than official engagements."<br /> <br /> Colonel Ernest Lester Jones 1876-1929 started the movement that became the American Legion and was head of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey from 1915 to 1929. Notably he resolved the border dispute between the United States and Canada relative to Alaska. <br /> <br /> This interesting letter is boldly signed in black ink by the young and ambitious Roosevelt just two years before being paralyzed by polio. Navy Department unknown
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Roosevelt, Franklin D
Typed letter signed to Samuel Silbiger discussing the distribution of milk and other farm products
Albany 1931. 1p. State of New York Executive Chamber stationery. 4to. Usual folds. With the original mailing envelope. With: Two secretarially signed letters from FDR to Silbiger as well as typescript copies of two of Silbiger's letters to FDR. 1p. State of New York Executive Chamber stationery. 4to. ". As you probably know several State Commissions have attempted during the past twenty years to study the cost of distributing milk. It is true that we are in a more fortunate position at the present time in that our various research agencies have gathered considerable additional data having to do with this problem. I am referring your letter to Henry Morgenthau Jr. Chairman of my Agricultural Advisory COmmittee. I presume that this Committee will want to discuss this along with the entire problem of the cost of distributing farm products at some of theior subsequent meetings . unknown
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ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
Typed Letter Signed
New York: np 1913. First edition. no binding. Very Good. PASSIONATE AND IMPORTANT LETTER BY THEODORE ROOSEVELT DEFINING THE NATURE OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY. The letter signed and typed by Roosevelt on letterhead of The Outlook magazine where Roosevelt was a contributor and associate editor and dated February 14 1913 is addressed to Progressive Party Committeeman Henry Wallace and reads in full: <br /> <br /> The Outlook<br /> 287 Fourth Avenue<br /> New York<br /> <br /> February 14 1913<br /> <br /> My dear Mr. Wallace<br /> <br /> I have written a letter to Mr Watkins which I hope he will show you. Michigan is to elect a number of State officer and various county city and township officers this Spring. I hope we shall have a straight Progressive ticket put up in the State and in every city and township. I see in the press that the regulars of the Republican Party are endeavoring to absorb our representatives. Now the Progressive Party stands for principals not men. We have in our ranks very many ex-Democrats just as we have very many ex-Republicans. Our loyalty is due to both. <br /> <br />
The present Republican Party is under the absolute control of the men who stole from the rank and file of the Republican Party last June their right to their own choice for President when Mr Taft was fraudulently nominated; and he and his supporters Messrs Barnes Penrose Guggenheim Lorimer and company have no claim to the support of any honest man. The men who follow and support these men can have nothing in common with our plans and ideas of government.
<br /> <br /> The Progressive Party was formed on principles which we believe to be eternal which will live long after the men of this generation have been gathered to their fathers. We are the spiritual heirs of Abraham Lincoln. The feat accomplished last election was an extraordinary feat. It is necessary to continue with the organization and to make a clearcut fight against both the old party machines. I earnest hope that you will make as hard a fight in Michigan as you know how for a straight-out Progressive ticket. Incidentally let me say that the unjustifiable action of the returning officer of Michigan in stealing away from the legally elected candidate in the Twelfth District his office should be used for all that it is worth. This action of itself shows that the Republican leaders in Michigan are not to be trusted in any shape or way and that their protestations of good conduct are worse than worthless. <br /> <br />
Wherever the Republican Party has had the opportunity since election as in Maine and Massachusetts it has put in office reactionaries men of the old machine men committed to the system of bossism in politics and privilege in business. In Michigan in the Twelfth Congressional District these men showed that they are still committed to the principal corrected by hand to "practice" of utter political dishonesty and to the breaking down of the power of the people in favor of the bosses. We are fighting for great principles and we are also fighting for honest citizenship against dishonesty in citizenship. We have a right to hope that Michigan will come to the front on this issue. <br /> <br /> I would rather that you did not make this letter public but if you desire that any letter shall be made public if you will write to me I will answer it along substantially the lines of this letter. <br /> <br /> Faithfully yours<br /> signed Theodore Roosevelt<br /> <br /> Background:<br /> <br /> The date is February 14 1913. The past year - the election year of 1912 - had been quite eventful for Theodore Roosevelt and for the nation. Tensions were high within the Republican Party after President William Howard Taft presidential successor to Roosevelt and fellow Republican failed to carry out the anti-trust crusade that Roosevelt had begun in his own presidential term. Infighting and hostility during the 1912 Republican National Convention in Michigan led to a major schism in the Republican party; namely the creation of the "Progressive" or "Bull Moose" Party led by Theodore Roosevelt the Party's presidential candidate. Although Roosevelt lost to the Democrat Woodrow Wilson he received more votes than the Republican Taft becoming the only third-party candidate in U.S. history to finish higher than third in a presidential election; it was because of the splitting the Republican votes between Taft and Roosevelt that Democrat Woodrow Wilson was able to seize the victory.<br /> <br /> During this tumultuous political moment Roosevelt reveals in this letter to Progressive Party Committeeman Henry Wallace what he views to be the essence of the Party and outlines a plan for the future. <br /> <br /> Defining the Progressive Party:<br /> <br /> Roosevelt emphasizes that the Progressive Party stands for "principles not men" noting specifically that "The Progressive Party was formed on principles which we believe to be eternal which will live long after the men of this generation have been gathered to their fathers. We are the spiritual heirs of Abraham Lincoln." This a critical point for Roosevelt as he tries to elevate the Party beyond the personalities of the moment. It also allows him to underscore the corrupt nature of the Republican Party which as opposed to the Progressives according to Roosevelt has become a reflection of the self-interest of a handful of powerful men. <br /> <br /> Roosevelt then names some of these men to further illustrate their influence and to reinforce one of his major themes: that it is essential for the Progressives to work hard to restore power to the citizens. <br /> <br /> On the failures of the Michigan convention and his plan for the future of the Party:<br /> <br /> "Michigan is to elect a number of State officer and various county city and township officers this Spring. I hope we shall have a straight Progressive ticket put up in the State and in every city and township. I see in the press that the regulars of the Republican Party are endeavoring to absorb our representatives."<br /> <br /> One of the central tenants of the Progressive platform was a restructuring of American politics through the growth and development of localized parties to best foster direct links between government officials and public opinion. It was because of this focus on local governments that Progressives set their sights on securing seats within state county city and other municipal legislatures. After Roosevelt's loss in the 1912 national election Progressive success in smaller races became all the more important to the future of the Party.<br /> <br /> On the legacy of the Progressive Party:<br /> <br /> "We are fighting for great principles and we are also fighting for honest citizenship against dishonesty in citizenship."<br /> <br />
Many have suggested that the rise of the Progressive party seemed a logical next step after the Gilded Age a period of American history in which laborers suffered at the hands of an elite and wealthy few. The Progressive Party Platform of 1912 of which Roosevelt was one of its many co-authors asserted that "In accordance with the needs of each generation the people must use their sovereign powers to establish and maintain equal opportunity and industrial justice to secure which this Government was founded and without which no republic can endure."
While Roosevelt himself was unable to reach federal office under the Progressive Party name the reforms promoted by himself and his colleagues had lasting impacts on American society culture and economy. Franklin Roosevelt's "New Deal" drew heavily on the Progressive Party's platform and many of the goals of the Progressive party--anti-trust regulation labor reform health care reforms and crackdowns on political corruption--were all ideas that developed well beyond Roosevelt's era influencing even the politics of today.
<br /> <br /> New York: February 14 1913. Written on three sheets of Roosevelt's letterhead "Office of Theodore Roosevelt" from the weekly magazine The Outlook which Roosevelt edited beginning in 1911. Housed in a custom presentation folder. Bearing one holographic correction changing "principle" to "practice". Almost invisible repairs to extreme margins of third leaf not near text. With a large strong Roosevelt signature. <br /> <br />
A HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT LETTER CONCERNING ONE OF THE UNITED STATES' MOST INFLUENTIAL POLITICAL MOVEMENTS.
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ROOSEVELT, ELEANOR
TYPED LETTER SIGNED
Washington D.C. 1943. n/a. Very Good. MAGNIFICENT WARTIME LETTER BY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT ON ACHIEVING LONG-LASTING PEACE. This letter signed and typed by world-renowned social reformer Eleanor Roosevelt on White House letterhead and dated June 28 1943 World War II is addressed to Mr. Jerome Darrow soldier and army newspaper editor and reads in full:<br /> <br /> The White House<br /> Washington<br /> <br /> June 28 1943.<br /> <br /> Dear Mr. Darrow:<br /> <br /> I am very glad to send you a message for Talkie-Talkie your weekly Army newspaper. <br /> <br /> I understand only too well how hard it must be for our soldiers who stand guard in the jungle and outposts which we are now occupying. <br /> <br /> I want to say to them that on every hand I hear how wonderfully the men are accepting the strange new conditions under which they live and how cheerfully they live through discomfort and boredom. I only hope that beneath it all they realize they are part of the great fighting force which can only win because each unit has done its part.<br /> <br /> I lived through the last war and its aftermath and therefore I am very much concerned about the future which we build as a result of this war. I hope that we have learned that peace is not something which comes because we sign a piece of paper. It is something which has to be built year by year and the piece of paper is only the foundation. It is the justice and the change for a better future for the whole world which will make our peace foundation stronger and our change to bring a continuance of peace in the future better. To do this for the world we must do it at home also and I hope that the boys in the jungle are thinking and talking of the things they wish to see done to bring about future employment a high national income and a healthier and happier people in the future.<br /> <br /> Good luck to all of you and may you all come back and work for peace and feel that you are building something constructive when this victory is won.<br /> <br /> Very sincerely yours<br /> signed Eleanor Roosevelt <br /> <br /> The date is June 28 1943. Finally the tide of the war was starting to turn and Americans could see an end to this very bloody and very prolonged conflict. "The Battle of Midway June 3-6 1942 which was fought almost entirely with aircraft was a World War II naval battle in which the United States destroyed Japan's first-line carrier strength and most of its best trained naval pilots. Together with the Battle of Guadalcanal August 1942-November 1943 the Battle of Midway ended the threat of further Japanese invasion in the Pacific" Encylopedia Britannica .<br /> <br /> Yet as so meaningfully articulated by Eleanor Roosevelt in this letter the work--to better the post-war lives of Americans and to achieve a long-lasting and effective peace--would continue long after the fighting was over.<br /> <br /> On boosting soldier's morale and the return to normalcy <br /> <br /> "I only hope that beneath it all they realize they are part of the great fighting force which can only win because each unit has done its part . I hope that the boys in the jungle are thinking and talking of the things they wish to see done to bring about future employment a high national income and a healthier and happier people in the future."<br /> <br /> Perhaps one of Roosevelt's most enduring legacies of her wartime work was her commitment to improving the lives of soldiers both during and after World War II. General Halsey a high-ranking officer at Guadalcanal was awed by Roosevelt's character and compassion upon her visit to his base and hospitals:<br /> <br /> "When I say that she inspected those hospitals I don't mean that she shook hands with the chief medical officer glanced into a sun room and left. I mean that she went into every ward stopped at every bed and spoke to every patient: What was his name How did he feel Was there anything he needed Could she take a message home for him I marveled at her hardihood both physical and mental she walked for miles and she saw patients who were grievously and gruesomely wounded. But I marveled most at their expressions as she leaned over them. It was a sight I will never forget."<br /> <br /> True to her words the First Lady's efforts were not merely excluded to wartime work. Postwar Roosevelt continued to press for worker's rights helping to ban racial discrimination in many industries a crusade which culminated in the establishment of the Fair Employment Practices Commision. She was also instrumental in helping FDR to draft the G.I. Bill of Rights a piece of legislation which helped to secure many educational and vocational opportunities for WWII veterans.<br /> <br /> On postwar peace <br /> <br /> "I hope that we have learned that peace is not something which comes because we sign a piece of paper. It is something which has to be built year by year and the piece of paper is only the foundation. It is the justice and the change for a better future for the whole world which will make our peace foundation stronger and our change to bring a continuance of peace in the future better." <br /> <br /> Just as Roosevelt's work with soldiers extended well-beyond the end of World War II so did her humanitarian work. Even after her position as First Lady ended and official peace negotiation had long concluded Roosevelt continued to push for peace with the help of the United Nations. The sense of unfulfillment or more specifically of an unfulfilled peace is as clearly discernable in her writing after WWII as it is in the 1943 letter to Mr. Darrow.<br /> <br /> In the November 13 1946 edition of her daily syndicated newspaper column My Day she explains that "in the United Nations we have set up the machinery for creating a climate in the world in which peace can grow. However just as I have sensed for many years that Armistice Day did not have the meaning for the mass of our people that it should have if we were going to preserve peace so I feel now that this is not yet a day on which we dedicate ourselves to living and working along the lines which will make peace possible throughout the world." <br /> <br /> After FDR's death she remained at the nucleus of American and global politics for two more decades. "In 1946 President Harry S. Truman appointed her as a delegate to the United Nations the institution that she believed to be her late husband's most significant legacy to the world. She served as chair of the United Nations Human Rights Commission and with her unique blend of grandmotherly tact and political realism helped hammer out the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights enacted by the General Assembly in 1948. She was now routinely hailed as "the First Lady of the World" American National Biography.<br /> <br /> In fact Roosevelt did write a piece for Jerome Darrow's one-man newspaper "Talkie-Talkie". An excerpt from Darrow's hometown newspaper reports that "the editor Jerome Darrow has perked things up by getting famous people to write their innermost thoughts straight to his G. I.'s. Groucho Marx Eleanor Roosevelt Charlie McCarthy Wendell Willkie Grantland Bice and Betty Grable have already taken advantage of this splendid opportunity" Ironwood Daily Globe. <br /> <br /> This document is noteworthy for its wartime date as well as its provocative content. A truly rare letter that so stirringly sums up Roosevelt's seemingly simple but actually complicated wish: peace.<br /> <br /> Washington D.C.: June 28 1943. Quarto one page on White House stationery. Signed in ink at the end of the letter. Usual folds light toning and a paperclip impression to the top edge otherwise in fine condition. An important piece of correspondence by the "First Lady of the World.". unknown
Referenz des Buchhändlers : 1964
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Roosevelt, Theodore Jr
Typed Letter Signed "Theodore Roosevelt" to Seymour Halpern
New York 1929. 1p. on personal "Oyster Bay" letterhead. 8vo. Old folds toning minor chipping at the bottom of the page not affecting text else fine. 1p. on personal "Oyster Bay" letterhead. 8vo. Reading in part: "I don't know what the most perilous time in my life was but I suppose it must have been various times during the war. The hunting trip that was the biggest success was the one we have just finished because on that we got the giant panda which has never been shot by a white man before. Neither Kermit nor I really enjoy fully exploring or hunting unless we are together. On this last expedition he had to leave two months before the end and I missed him greatly." <br /> <br /> The eldest son of President Theodore Roosevelt and First Lady Edith Roosevelt Theodore "Ted" Roosevelt III known as Theodore Jr. grew up listening to his father's stories of wars and great battles and the expectations that every man should do his part. After graduating from Harvard Roosevelt launched a successful career in investment banking. At the outbreak of WWI he volunteered to be one of the first American soldiers to go to France serving as a battalion commander with the First Division where he was gassed and wounded at Soissons in 1918. After the war he served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy Governor of Puerto Rico and Governor-General of the Philippines. In the 1930s he reentered the business world becoming Chairman of the Board of American Express and Vice President of Doubleday Books. Despite arthritis brought on from injuries of the previous war and a serious heart condition that Roosevelt hid from his superiors he returned to active military duty in WWII and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general. A cane in one hand a pistol in the other Roosevelt led his troops into action in North Africa Tunisia and the invasion of Sicily where he was cited for "showing complete contempt for personal danger." His insistence on leading his men from the front culminated in June 1944 when he led the first wave of troops ashore at Utah Beach on D-Day during the invasion of Normandy. After being one of the first men on the beach Roosevelt discovered that they had landed south of their objective. He personally reconnoitered the area and returned with a revised plan of attack famously declaring that "We'll start the war from right here." Roosevelt adroitly directed troops to their new objectives remaining cool under intense fire and inspiring confidence in his men. When asked to name the single most heroic action he had ever seen in combat General Omar Bradley replied that it was "Ted Roosevelt on Utah Beach." Roosevelt died of a heart attack in France a month after the Normandy landings. He received the Medal of Honor which was awarded posthumously for his actions on D-day. unknown
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