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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02793.084 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1930s |
| Title | Franklin D. Roosevelt to Harry A. Woodring re: Christmas greetings, with envelope |
| Date | 25 December 1939 |
| Author | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) |
| Recipient | Woodring, Harry A. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Signed as President to his Secretary of War. The envelope has a silver foil seal reading "Please DO NOT OPEN until CHRISTMAS." Typed on White House stationery. Alluding to wartime rationing, FDR jokes "This metal [on the envelope seal] can be stamped out into a hand grenade if you need it!" |
| Subjects | President Holidays and Celebrations World War II Humor and Satire |
| People | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) Woodring, Harry A.(fl. 1939) |
| Place written | Washington |
| Theme | The Presidency; World War II |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |