ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Autograph draft letter signed ("Roosevelt"), AS PRESIDENT, to Secretary of State Cordell Hull (1871-1955), [aboard U.S.S. Houston ], n.d. [ca. early 1939]. 1 page, 4to, ruled paper, light age-toning, paperclip burn top left . Marked "Restricted" at top. In pencil.
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Autograph draft letter signed ("Roosevelt"), AS PRESIDENT, to Secretary of State Cordell Hull (1871-1955), [aboard U.S.S. Houston ], n.d. [ca. early 1939]. 1 page, 4to, ruled paper, light age-toning, paperclip burn top left . Marked "Restricted" at top. In pencil. FDR PLANS FOR THE JUNE 1939 VISIT OF KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH while on a vacation cruise aboard the U.S.S. Houston : "I hope that Secretary Lascelles will return to Washington from Ottawa after I get back as some of the plans spoken of in press dispatches do not seem wise. This relates especially to visit to the Battery in New York." Alan ("Tommy") Lascelles was the personal secretary to King George VI. Lascelles was shuttling between London, Ottawa and Washington, to work out the details of the King's visit in June 1939. FDR's objections to the Battery might have related to his aversion to anything that evoked Revolutionary War divisions between the two countries. He wanted only hotdogs, beer, smiles, and neighborly enjoyment for this visit, hence the famous picnic on the grounds of Hyde Park, rather than a formal state dinner at the White House. FDR's deeper purpose was to ingratiate the royal couple with the American people, as a preparatory step to mobilizing American support for aid to Britain in the likely event of a war between England and Nazi Germany. The Canadian theme of this letter is significant too. FDR insisted on having MacKenzie King by his side when the King and Queen visited him. He wanted to demonstrate the closeness of U.S.-Canadian ties and even suggested to the King that when war came, the administration could get around Congress's Neutrality Act restrictions on arms exports by shipping plane parts to Canada for assembly and shipment to Britain.
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Autograph draft letter signed ("Roosevelt"), AS PRESIDENT, to Secretary of State Cordell Hull (1871-1955), [aboard U.S.S. Houston ], n.d. [ca. early 1939]. 1 page, 4to, ruled paper, light age-toning, paperclip burn top left . Marked "Restricted" at top. In pencil.
ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. Autograph draft letter signed ("Roosevelt"), AS PRESIDENT, to Secretary of State Cordell Hull (1871-1955), [aboard U.S.S. Houston ], n.d. [ca. early 1939]. 1 page, 4to, ruled paper, light age-toning, paperclip burn top left . Marked "Restricted" at top. In pencil. FDR PLANS FOR THE JUNE 1939 VISIT OF KING GEORGE VI AND QUEEN ELIZABETH while on a vacation cruise aboard the U.S.S. Houston : "I hope that Secretary Lascelles will return to Washington from Ottawa after I get back as some of the plans spoken of in press dispatches do not seem wise. This relates especially to visit to the Battery in New York." Alan ("Tommy") Lascelles was the personal secretary to King George VI. Lascelles was shuttling between London, Ottawa and Washington, to work out the details of the King's visit in June 1939. FDR's objections to the Battery might have related to his aversion to anything that evoked Revolutionary War divisions between the two countries. He wanted only hotdogs, beer, smiles, and neighborly enjoyment for this visit, hence the famous picnic on the grounds of Hyde Park, rather than a formal state dinner at the White House. FDR's deeper purpose was to ingratiate the royal couple with the American people, as a preparatory step to mobilizing American support for aid to Britain in the likely event of a war between England and Nazi Germany. The Canadian theme of this letter is significant too. FDR insisted on having MacKenzie King by his side when the King and Queen visited him. He wanted to demonstrate the closeness of U.S.-Canadian ties and even suggested to the King that when war came, the administration could get around Congress's Neutrality Act restrictions on arms exports by shipping plane parts to Canada for assembly and shipment to Britain.
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