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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00894 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1930s |
| Title | Memorandum for D. Basil O'Connor |
| Date | 23 December 1932 |
| Author | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) |
| Recipient | O'Connor, Basil |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Advises in humor that the Knickerbocker Ice Company has a cold storage plant in Brooklyn that O'Connor can rent, commenting that "After visits from your old friends like Gus and Meyer and Julian, a night spent in the cooler will restore you to health." States that he promised Gus a place in the cabinet to take him off O'Connor's hands and remarks, "You should give me a medal for this." Humorously mentions that the difference between him and O'Connor, "Certain contacts make you so hot that you need to sit on a cake of ice; in my case I have a longing to take a Turkish bath!" Written as Governor of New York and President-elect to his law partner and adviser. On stationary from the Executive Chamber in Albany. |
| Subjects | President Humor and Satire Office Seeker Politics Government and Civics |
| People | Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano) (1882-1945) O'Connor, Basil (1892-1972) |
| Place written | Albany, New York |
| Theme | Government & Politics; The Presidency |
| 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 |