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[ROOSEVELT, Franklin D. and Anna Eleanor] Packet of letters and related ephemera dating from Washington, 1917-1919, during Franklin D. Roosevelt's service as Assistant Secretary of the Navy from 1913 to 1920, comprising letters from embassy and consular officials, military attachès, etc., dinner guest lists, printed invitations to various functions, acceptance notes and thank-you letters; including: A printed program for Theodore Roosevelt's memorial service, 9 February 1919, 4 pp., INSCRIBED BY ELEANOR ROOSEVELT: "Memorial Service for Uncle Ted" -- WILSON, Edith Bolling. Autograph note signed to Eleanor Roosevelt, n.p., n.d. 2 pages, 33/8 x 5¼ in., on White House card. Together 36 items.
As an early supporter of Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic nomination, FDR was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy; during his tenure he proposed the expansion of American naval strength and was an early advocate of U.S. entry into the Great War. (36)
As an early supporter of Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic nomination, FDR was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy; during his tenure he proposed the expansion of American naval strength and was an early advocate of U.S. entry into the Great War. (36)