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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Eleanor Roosevelt

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Auction Date:2011 Nov 09 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
TLS, two pages, 6 x 7, personal letterhead, November 1, 1960. Letter to Mrs. John Adams. In full: “I read your letter with interest and I fear I do not agree with you that neither of our candidates has ‘the bold approach.’ Sen. Kennedy seems to me to inspire confidence in the people and this is what we need to meet the struggle which confronts us in the world today. Our foreign aid program is constantly being watched. Recipients of foreign aid are not allowed to flood our markets. Foreign aid funds cannot be used for political purposes. It is difficult to screen participants of foreign aid, but we do what we can. We are urging our allies to carry their share of foreign aid. Sending detailed reports on the use of foreign aid is extremely difficult. I am glad we can count on your support on Election Day and I hope with you for a Democratic victory.” In very good condition, with scattered mild toning, a horizontal fold directly under signature, and a clipped corner to first page. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope.

Following her husband's death, Roosevelt, unlike most First Ladies, didn't retire to private life. She became more political, first serving as the US delegate to the United Nations where she built her political clout and continued the human rights work that she had begun decades earlier. When Eisenhower became president, she stepped down from this position and focused her attention on campaigning for democrat candidates in New York and nationally. In 1960, JFK approached her for political support which she granted in exchange for a promise to establish the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. Her support has been seen as critical in Kennedy's getting the democratic nomination, and in appreciation he named her chairperson of the committee and also to the National Advisory Committee of the Peace Corps. This letter shows that Roosevelt was holding up her end of the bargain.
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