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Dear Mrs. Roosnelt z

Follolrlng the President 1 11 CODVera&t1on with you abont the possib1llt7 of the aubetitutioo of the SalillburT portrait. for Krs. Rand's p&int1n& ot the late Presj,dent 1 I haw been lookin& into the situation. I am haPP7 to intora you that Kr. )(yroD C. Ta7lor will be delighted to turniah a CClpT of the Salillbur:r portrait. As far u I can learn there are no lepl cQaplicationll arillin& out ot tbe proposed 1r11batitut1on.

I sh011ld lilait to haw an opportunit7 to tell you of develop~~~nts sc.etime wbiD it ill con­venillnt tar you to see • wbiD you are in washin&ton. At the sa. time I can ccplain to you plans of lir. Taylor to publillh tbe correspondence exchanged between the late President and His Holiness Pope Pius xn. I know tbet JOUr schedule alwa711 ill tull wbsl you are in W&llhin&ton. Perhaps the next tae you are here you could have lunch with • at ths Cosmos Club which ill centrall.7 located and I ccu+d then sbOIJ ;you the •terial that I have assembled.

It was good to see you on ;rour recent rlait to Washington and I hope to have that pleasure ap1n soon.

All wq love to you and Kalvina.

Bnr atfeotianate~,

Mrs. Franlc11n D. Roosnelt, A~t 15-A, 29 ... hin&ton Square, West, )1 ... !Cil'k 11, Jl. y.

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THE WHITE' HOUSE

WASHINGTON

April 1 1 1947

Dear Malvina:

I have juat placed personal~ 1n Secretary Acheson's hands the letter addressed to him by Mrs . Roosevelt which you i'orarded to me.

Happy Easter to you and Mrs. ·Roosevelt.

Ever affectionate~,

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Aprll 2'1, 1847

Dear 8111:

I na verJ apologetto tar the ~elQ' ln l .. ttlntt 10u kBOw .tlloh of rq ohl14ren I would like to haYe the Ran4 J)C)rW.1t •eat to, but I haft been wa1 ,_ 1ftg tor further word tPOa JohnJl7.

J obnn.Y, be tag the JOunce•• 414 not set a portrait of hla rather an4 I tbourbt he ehoul<'l haYe thle one. He 11 YeJ"'' keen to have 1 t , but wlrec! ~ "''l t hl• 11te at thft 110ment 1• heotlo. and I do not \aWN

whe.-r that •an• h A hal to IIO"f'tt or what l t •~ana. I haYe boen wa1tlng tflr a lett.,r o f explanation, but I do not want to let ano,her c\q go bJ wl thout wr1t1ror, you the e1tuat1on.

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WASHI NGTON

Jwle 10, 1947

S.tore hi.a departure tor CanadA laat. niv,ht. tht Preeldent aaked 1M to r eply to your lette r ot :.:...y nineteenth which .. , rocoiYed after ht h&d lett tor his ~other • s bedaidt 1n Grandview. A ver,y c.retul etudy ot the toed situation in Yuno•lavia hae ~tn .ade .

Tho ~15 ,000,000 which is referred to in your letter was placed 1n t.ho relief o.uthorbation rollowlna t.eet.iDony by ropra­eont.ativoe or t he State Dep6rtmen~ thAt emerconciet rni&ht arise , 1n a r eas other than t hose naoed 1n the Reaolut1on 1 which would raqo.Jire urgent act ion . Tho repOrts which are available to the Government conceminc food cond1t.1otlS in Yugoslavia do not indicate t.hat tho s1tuat.1on there is u serious as 1n cert.a1n ot.htr countr1tt:, althoueb food """¥ no~ 1>o 11111¥ adell"afA 1n .,... -~· or Yo....,laYia.

Ho""*ver, otmor a.reu 1n Tus;oslaY1a IJ)fl't&r t.o 2-..a-we autt1c1ent. stoek1 •o peM11t. t~~ t>'!etin~ or M-inS....ua neecb in t h4 deficit. areu. R,.U.able ~port.1 h&vt al.a:o been Neeiv..-1 that food haa been exported fro. tu;oalA• te , OQQ tn recent weeki. there are 1nd1"t.1.ons t.btl!. t.~e cc.inr harw-,..tt will be adequaU • o r.•et the n•ftd.s or the peOple, al'!d 1n view of the early ha!"VPs t i."'l TugOelavia thie ua.tn abould. be a .. ilabl• within a shor~ t iao .

In these c1reuma~ees it se~•' unlikely t.hat. the Preaident WO'tld reol just.1!1ed in finding an _.,,r~ncy wh-ich WO'Jld peroit use of t.ht relie f f\tnd tor Yugo.slavia . 'ih-ia 11 tllptc ially t.nae dnco t.h,.,re appear t.o be very u_rgcnt nceda in other aroaa which can barely be met wit hin t ho lWt• of the l'und• to be IUds ovailable .

llrt . Roosevelt., Val- KU l Cot~p, ftfdt Park, ~- York.

Very aincorely yout-t,

f'.!..~t ' 'IIIIJ.WI D. I!ASSZTT

Secret.ary to the President.

THE WH IT £ H OUSE W A SH I N G TON

June 19, a.?

As tar as I can le.arn t rom an eXAJnina tion or tto correspende.nec , avor;ything 1e up- to-date rt&Arcl1na t.ht.~ President •c part1o1po.t.1on 1Jl t ho dedication or the oemor 1al to t he late ~li.dont in Oroevonor Sq~.an~ 1 London. The PresSdent. ded..retJ to bAvt ~rry Kooker ropreoent him . He rlll ci•• 11..-ry Hook•r & Utwr t,.o be rud at tM dedic.at len . The Prt11dent. also .tll be v~r,y K~ to ••• hajor Kooker when tho u ... 1.1 appropri&u .

I haft """' thrcolgh tbo ru.. u well u tllrouch a brocl'r.>re civen "" b)' Sir CUpboll Stuaro. . I do nolo !l.nd A"7 dat.e sot !or tho do<lic.tory ox­orcl.ou . ll !.hat d&t.e bas been datorah>od , rlll 100 k:lndl1 adviM .. • I supp03e the d•t.el"D1nnt.1on ot the da~ will also det.emine the tb:lel.ines• or ,;,aJor Kooker' 1 e&ll on t.~ President . Tcr..1 r»y all bo aowrod thot tho i'rooidont rlll bo del1chtod to ••• hll:.

Let me 1<now at any tl.:lo ot anythln11 that I ca.n do trorrt thil end to helJ).

A!!ectionatoly,

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October )0 , 191.7

Dear lira. Roo""velt1

I have good MWS !or you. You wilJ. remember that at Walter Reed Hospital we deplored Ivan AliWJ's fantaatic scm- to pro11ote the creation o! a marble memorial at 'Ka1111 Springe. The Vf1Z7 t houaht of such an abaurdi t;y twunted 1111 all SUIIIIII8r .

Well, I saw Doc 0 1CoMar toda;y for the first time since the dedicatory exerciaea at Wal'll Spri ngs leat June. I told hill of 'Ill¥ llliagl. ving. He laughed and aaid be knocked the whole idea in the head at the beginning. He said 1mmediatel.y after Ivan Allen ' s announc<IDI!nt at the dedicatim he received r&Allle o! l etters fran protesting friWJds.

As fast as be received t hese protest& Doc forwarded them to Ivl!ll Allen who realized aoon enough that be was off to a very bad atart. It 1a a relief to me to know for sure that t he plan has been abandoned.

loti' idea of a memorial at Warm Spr1Dis would be to double and triple and keep on axteoding t he facilities of that beneficient institution in ~ -~ the spirit o! that tine old Saxon phraee• "To the 'V glory of God and the relief of lllln •s estate. •

Ever affectionately,

Mrs . Roos evelt, 29 Washington Square Weat, New York 11, N. Y.

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117 d1.rec:t.1on ot the Pree~ent. I a.a •end1n.c ,.... <<>;tT ot a lott4r which ho recob'OCI ti'OI!I A&hoa...Sor Doup.u in Lo:>don. The Preol4on~ 1o dol"-"Wd ~o lal<>w or Mho.ooado:- DouJl.u' ontlloalua r ... ~ ot4t.ue or t ho lou Preo!dent. to ba placed in tront or ..... -..,. 1n Lc:olon and wants )'(IU. to know about. 1 t •

The !'No ilion~ t.all<od trit.ll Sir ~ll Stuart., Cbain:oan ot tho &xec:uUn C-ttaa or Tho Pl.lv.lu Soel.et.)" 1n &>l!lond, loot winter abo.lt tho ~l bu~ ·~··~ no pre!ereMe u to Yhtther it ei\Ould be a lt...ndin& or a. a-1tt1.ng repre18ntat1on . I believe you took A banda-ott pOl icy in )'OUl" own convera&ttona with Sir Cll!lpbell Stu.art . Ueecllell to •ar 1 I 1 har• the Preddont. 1e Clpprecllt.tion or Amt:.•Mdor Dou.alu ' entbu­lli.aara tor Sir Willi&m Reid Dick'• interpretation.

l oot.od by tho col""" tho other dq tbot the do£"00d was out, so the lll.aee wU1 not be tar bohlnd. I think tbe lilacs 1n ~t.cbltt Count)' are .ot"'e lu.xur1ant o.., t haD those turt.her north or thotll thio W&'f• llhot a 4W a.ea.aon we are havinc:. On AprU n.tt.Mntb, t wo yura a gO, when w were all 1n t.bt JtoM Garden, I ~ bor thot u. lllaco were hoc1zlninc to IIA!old. Thot, U I rtoeber r1sntl3 1 -.s the eiatJt.s..t.b &Mi'f'IJ"N.JT ot Lincoln'• deat.h_anc! there CaM t.o a1nd 'al t llhita."'l ' a baao.~iflll t ril>lte to L1neol.n a ....., lllaco loot 1n the dooryanl bloca!d'.

I hope a GOre leieuffl;r ••••c:.a 11 approaebing tor,.... and lld..W to both or ..- I und ., looe .

Mra . Roosevelt, val-Kill Cot tap , ti)'de Park, !le-lt' 1ork:.

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u.,.. 14' 1947

Dear ~r. President!

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Sir COlliJ'llell Stuart 1o tho Ct.imon ot tho Executive Coallittee of The PUerim.> SO<ll.oty 1." EnS).ond. Lord Derby, tho ?re:~ident o.t Tho Pilgr·:i.m.s, 1lt t bel one 'Who conceived the 1doa or a las tine r:.tomor ial in Dlfi].e.nd to President. Root~evelt .

Ja¥ be!9ro )·osterdAy, Sir C""pboll Stuart took ""' to the studio o! Sir Hlllilun Reid D-ick ~o had bQon Co::!l!liasicned to aculpt the • tatue of t.h.e President . There I "" the m:all model, a,nd tho upper half, just ready to be cast 1 1n the dioension.s which lt wi~l have when it. 13 located in the center or Cro:svenor Square on which the windCII'fs of the At!W)r ican Emba.s:JY look.

I th011ght jw ""¥ bo interested 1n &etting illY viswo of t.he statue itlself . It is , I balleve , a if14€111tieont ~rk o! .art . 'l'tte 1ita.rrlins pos,.tio!"' g ivee on& tbo impression of a person who has INlster'Od a •"'!riouo ph,yoio&l lJ:>pedU.,nt . The posture with tho lott har.1 claspina the lett lapel or h1s coat is stri.ld..'lclY done . The !ace 1a not only an extraordinar; llkoneaa 1 so it seeltS to me

1 but has •titality ard lite in it . I was deeply impressed lrl.th the f'xtraordin&rlly tsuccesarul 1r0rk of tho art.itJt.

Tho President

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