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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.; AND ELEANOR. Two Typed Letters Signed, each by one, as President or First Lady, to Governor Charles Edison or his wife. FDR's letter, thanking for the telegram about his address to Congress. Eleanor's letter, thanking for the gift of roses. Each 1 page, small 4to, White House stationery; uneven moderate toning and remnants of hinging at upper edge verso of FDR's letter. With the original envelope for Eleanor's letter. Washington, 6 January 1936; 1 January 1944
In his State of the Union Address, delivered before congress on January 6, 1936, Roosevelt lamented the growing threat of war and resolved to resist it and all who aid it. He closed the address with a quote from philosopher Josiah Royce: "The human race now passes through one of its great crises. New ideas, new issues--a new call for men to carry on the work of righteousness, of charity, of courage, of patience, and of loyalty. . . . I studied, I loved, I labored, unsparingly and hopefully, to be worthy of my generation."
