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32nd President. Fascinating typed letter signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt” AS PRESIDENT, November 27, 1935, The White House Washington stationery but sent from Warm Springs, GA where he was celebrating Thanksgiving, to Laurence Steinhardt as American Minister to Sweden, in full:
The disturbed condition of world affairs during the year which is coming to a close has caused a measurable increase in your labors in protecting American interests, and I appreciate the distinguished service which you have rendered in this connection. I am grateful for the thorough manner in which you have kept me informed of developments abroad, and the counsel which you have supplied has been of great value to me.
I wish to send this word of appreciation and encouragement, together with my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year, to you and your family and to the officers and employees under your jurisdiction.
Mailing fold, light toning at edges, handling wear mostly at right side. Large, bold autograph.
1935 was a turning point year when it became unmistakable that the post–World War I international system was visibly deteriorating. When Roosevelt referred to “the disturbed condition of world affairs during the year which is coming to a close,” he was almost certainly thinking of:
The rise of fascist aggression (Italy, Germany, Japan)
The failure of the League of Nations
The U.S. struggle between isolationism and international responsibility
His own concerns about diplomatic security and preparedness
A fantastic letter clearly showing FDR’s concern as the world moved closer to World War II.
32nd President. Fascinating typed letter signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt” AS PRESIDENT, November 27, 1935, The White House Washington stationery but sent from Warm Springs, GA where he was celebrating Thanksgiving, to Laurence Steinhardt as American Minister to Sweden, in full:
The disturbed condition of world affairs during the year which is coming to a close has caused a measurable increase in your labors in protecting American interests, and I appreciate the distinguished service which you have rendered in this connection. I am grateful for the thorough manner in which you have kept me informed of developments abroad, and the counsel which you have supplied has been of great value to me.
I wish to send this word of appreciation and encouragement, together with my best wishes for Christmas and the New Year, to you and your family and to the officers and employees under your jurisdiction.
Mailing fold, light toning at edges, handling wear mostly at right side. Large, bold autograph.
1935 was a turning point year when it became unmistakable that the post–World War I international system was visibly deteriorating. When Roosevelt referred to “the disturbed condition of world affairs during the year which is coming to a close,” he was almost certainly thinking of:
The rise of fascist aggression (Italy, Germany, Japan)
The failure of the League of Nations
The U.S. struggle between isolationism and international responsibility
His own concerns about diplomatic security and preparedness
A fantastic letter clearly showing FDR’s concern as the world moved closer to World War II.