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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Captain
Josiah Grundy, thanking him for the gift of a model of a ship: the
Dirigo
. 1 page, 4to,White
House stationery, with integral blank; faint scattered foxing, horizontal fold. (TFC)
Washington, 28 December 1937
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One of the nicest Christmas presents I have had is the delightful ship model of the ‘Dirigo’. I
have it in my Study and it is giving me the greatest pleasure. . . .”
INVITATIONTO PRE-INAUGURAL SERVICE AT ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
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ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to General
Frank T. Hines, inviting him to a private worship service to be held at St. John’s Church on
March 4, 1938. 1 page, 4to, White House stationery, with integral blank; horizontal fold.
(TFC)
Washington, 28 February 1938
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I believe we all began our work with greater confidence on March 4, 1933, as a result of the
private service which a group of us attended at St. John’s Church . . . .
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. . . I think this is a custom that should be kept up and I hope you and Mrs. Hines can be
with us at St. John’s next Friday morning at 10:30 o’clock.”
On March 4, 1933, President-Elect Roosevelt began a tradition of attending a private service
prior to inauguration at St. John’s Church in Lafayette Square,Washington; the tradition is main-
tained by presidents-elect to the present day. In addition to attending the pre-inaugural service on
March 4, 1937, Roosevelt attended services on the anniversaries of that date through 1945.
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