Franklin D. Roosevelt- "The Great Communicator"

The Master Speech Files, 1898, 1910-1945

Series 2: "You have nothing to fear but fear itself:" FDR and the New Deal

File No. 1182

1938 November 24

Warm Springs, GA­Thanksgiving Day Address and Remarks

AJJtm:SS OP r.a: l'R!3IDD:<'l' A.lao tn-.poreMOUI R.-zkl ot tbe Pruldent

J.t tbe 'l"M.nk~hinc Dinner u \l"u~ Sprlna• !'oundl.tl OII War= Spr 1nge, C.Orc1•

Ncwe.!l.r 24 • 1938

••, tb• ll'l'lral bu:rdrK JrMlar1 or tbe 1fanD Sprlq•' tiii!I.Uy,

41!lll<lr .

But., betOrl • • attack thl turkey, I want to aa7 11. tew

worde , not only t.o you but t.o many O~lr people 111 ll<t'l ry p!ll't ot

!'1rU ebout •lllr.l Sp:rlue• lU•lt. The phyllcel plctu:u

dnwe 11ee.rer to c~l1tlo11 • ech yMr. Tbl r8111ebackll!}! bulldlnce

.S.7 I .. , ~e11i)l.tK to ••• tbe ~~- echool.bouae and the 11.,. ~'edlcel

I ll.ll Clad WI 11r1 tO ha'l'e II IOhoOlbOUIIII becluae we know

that It 1s ot the utaoet 1:11port.ane• to ha'l'l the ech~eation ot the

•lad keeplag paee wUh tbe re- lducauon ot the •uaclee .

'!ben, too, Mdl cel ltlence bel .-de such cr-•t e trldee ln

Ute put (decade) ten or twelTe J!ar• that the t:u&\£lt,at ot the att er­

etteete ot lnt'e.nUh pe:relyde ce.lle tor uny new to~ ot hoeplte.l

daye .

Todey we baTe the t ra4h1on ot work well 4one. '-e hl.<t'e

eleo the lfi.Qe l dMl ot conUnuill4!l p:roe,reee , becked up by 4etenn1na-

,_ Tblt te • tran•-r Je tr 'be 'bin I!OUII etei\O«:':Ip'!l.•t ~ "' h~l •h •rlb"-114 note• taken at th the epueh ••• ••4•· \lnder:.intr:l' J\cftte t eorde u te•pora."\et'':ely d t o thlll pre,.touely prepared re~><.ocrt~; .Y un. lcrl!lt tn pa!'entbet &l are • de th.D.t •ere 0111Hed ehet'l the epeech 'l"l.A c;ielhtrt4, tho~ they a~ in the prevtouelJ prepe.re4 .-..411lS copy test.

Uon -nc I!Curut.-e , whnt. wfl Otlll thl 1 ptrh or t'"m s,.,rlno·e . ll er1

looalac ror-~r4 t o thl t~e t·ten •• u.o tiki eare or et 1111t two

bWI4r.d peUeoU et (ell) !. tt.le) •• or , in other w<lr41 , tr-Mt ·

.eot tor ebout tour bl.IM..n4 petleaU 1o (1) !!!l. l!'h"en Jeet'" .

:;eTere.l y.-re •so •• u:p~..o4e4 tl-:e work or ltv. Spr1nae by

ll•·lp1nc eaa::u.o1t111 th:rou&}lout t he eoun\ry \ 0 re.1ee money tor the

eroe1t.y , to ~;1""' tl~~&t~.ol&l l.elp to tbt 011u" or ree .. reh toto tl:e

or1t1D or the 41e•ee. I..aet year we took a turtt.er etep by eeub­

Uahi n@ tho 1\e.tlontLl F0111Wat1on tor Iotantlle Poral)'l111 ; end e tter

J"enuu.ry 30, 1939, •e hope to hll...-e poH'Il:ti.Diot Clmpter e or thh Nauoul

Foun4et1oo to ell or tM mo=-e then three tbouea.r;.d eou.:~Uu tbe t -.t•

up ttl United. Stat ...

.. a (th 11 ) ill tlln.e or the Bi rU«le.y Celebre.t1on hilt ot ell

tbe t\UUll relied. 1o eeo), col.lllt y wil l be retoinotd in t ruet tor the

CMpure tor locel Ull t.nd tl:e other biJ.t ot the f'wu1 n1H4 will

&0 to \1::1 Ne.UOLil FoWl<l&Uon tor the 1111t1onal ttr.bt e.p1Dit l lltlr.D·

Thi1 Ttii!.Dklto;ivinl Day we be.ve l"UCh to be tb•nktul for . I

W11!1 thlt.t Ill .to betu' ~ \'Oiee could bl with Ul I nd. Ml th l l ptber­

tnc or old e.n4 YO\UI4 111 tho bl£ 41lli"C roce et \:ere S~ri.D&• · 'f• en

t hiiiUDt ocx ot oureel\'ee elooe but or tens or tbouiOllde or otber

children t.nd BJ'O'ImUpl end w11Jll1r.( tor the t btl\ t l:ey -.y be bodng

en eq_uelly HllppJ TJw.Dkut vlD.t ·· loti or t urkey en4 loti or f'lxto • s .

I he.U bad m~~ony U l ef!'bl:-8 t oday • • 'i'billltM'l\'lftA tel!tl'llrl,

1111! t~en b one thlt I wt~nt t o r eed. t o TO\! f'rarl en old. trle>t!d who

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auor end ca::edillll, and he r.h·ae- • tllought that I think we ell

are tbinkine: or:

I _:tnJ:t ~t'i:n ~~:: ~:-rr~-::.::.:·~ ~t dowa oc 'iba~'fh1!!!f bir to ce.rq up a turker tnJJteei!. or a !'atlon.•

Now we will bne tl:le hleestne; eatd and after that we will

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{rollowtna 11 tt;a •orr the Record J.ddraaa• dalhared n:t•­

pon~n.oudy .)

I a.m. "'C1' &J.c.d the.t you ore clAd tbat I am bare . You are

~hera .

I thtnlr: th1:1 .. plll't.itot aet better each ytte.r that aoe• by.

I tat bare I couldn't help but t.btnlt -- aae I •• taltlq to Bobbie

about u (boy .. e.tad next to tta Prelidtntl -- rep.Ntnc our prohl•·

When we t;et up to two bUlldred patienU ben at one time, this Uninc

room, which 1a Dnl1' a 't'ary f:flft yee.ra old, will be:n to be t11larged .

1u11. tb1Zilt or ttlotl '!fell , •• "re woadertll( just. Wtcb we.r we W<Nld

pub 1\, 'l'llia _,. , or \bat way or that •r· Ot couraa, lt ce.n• t to

that way (po1Lt1ne;) beoauaa that wUl interfere with whet h soi.ns

to be tn tia:a t.he lo•aUeat c11111pua of • 111 college 1n the land, a.nd

I like to thinlr. of Ul l • •• eor t of • collee:- 'llfl1cb we all , old and

I think ot the pan . I think of t U early yaera a t Want Springs a

)·.ra 1.0 • •- • ney ahor\ 1.t. , bu\ \hll:.k ot \l::ti ~ople 111. t bh

Whez~ I - Gown tbh 1~ I learD~ ot the d•t h ot two

't'ery old trii!Dda or •Ina, J.tr , Penona end J.tr. Colb4rt. A !~"It IIIIUIJ

ot rou i!oldn ' t e't'en lalow 'th«<, end ye\ I ~here Stp\Mber ot 1924 ,

111ben I tl.ll"Md up here all4 oceup1115 'the oftl1 cO"ttece, wl'tb one e:reep­

tlc!l, U..t wee ope!l - - ta. bchl •e eloeld . t't'er"T"thln, •e eloMd

ln.d coet l'f'lrJ\ht nc ••• tallt~ to pllue. l&on or \he roore l•ked

Wld when you went to bed 111. ntcht It eoundM lllc:o thunder, be<:llUee

the equlrrele WG"II rolll llf nutl O't"erheed. ADd In tho" dere lt wee

aerha ot noree ~ co t.o •• JOU M•• now . It n.s har4 "to ce"t wood

and food, and ear•t11111e you M.d to tro.Yel ten mllea to pt • chlclc:lln

tor supper .

Tber. were 1.wo people '-bo were Ulc;ll.bore ot ours, Ill' . Per ­

~<Cne ani!. t.!r . Colber't , end U.Oet eYer)' l't'IZllq ~on• would !mock

011. the door end. t hen their heads woulG coc;e crotmd the door and

1&)' : "Do )'Ou need 101111 k 1D4l1fl8-woo4? c.n I set )'OU eooe egga

'!'b.fll)' were 'tbet kln4 ot M!chbors 11tad •• a re colnt to mill

th•• cood.deal .

You kno'll this place woul( not he.'t'e been poaalbll It 1t hll4

11.ot been tor \be't k1Dd or reeepUoo end hoepl te.lit)' that I cot . And

I •e au •1- dOWD here . Sctll ot our nll&bbore bed 111'115 down

here erOWid 1ilra Sp:rtnas au their U't'ea . Tbfll)' were tbl kid or

peopl e ~ e :rtende4 the k1n4 or hoepl\allt)' \het l"l!lde me Wlnt 1.0

-·-tl:.e lnflu;~; or J)tC)ple bepn to arrha .

ba1'1 ID.J' doctOl' down here and I ectad 11 dodor . I dld!l ' t. lolow wMt

to do IJI.d ao I ted h.S. cr..,. It. put tl .. b on biz!:. 'lfe rot blr 1n

t o •lk ln tt:e pool , and t hat hone or the th1nge •• dliCO'I'Utd,

and \hat 11 tbe.t ~oph c an walk 1n waur wbea t hey cauot wtJ.It'

by y.-r.

sll heard, and .oat or you bant known , OIU' deer Or . Hubbt.rd , Who

hft Ill t bh YMl' • Ue II.Jid lliaa I.J:lhoney •• and l 118W LUll L'ahonfly

pecl-.11)' Wb.l ch I W&rtt to r M.Il to you, bt.oauee 1t 11 tra'll tO. preel­

dent ot tbll 111111 NaUonlll Foundation tor Infantile ~ralyda, 8 .. 11

O' Connor:

•Sol'T)' uneble to be with you . Chi IQ' relfllrcll to the txeeuttna lll\d the •plo,-.ea a!Wl. all the ~Uelltl ot tbe Fouad&Uoa, aad kHp 1 lot tor J'OIU'IIlf. "

ADd .a I - r:ot goln« to D!lte ltQ' more 1pe41cb. All I C&ll

tell y011 11 that I hope to be beck again at t he end or !.Ierch or begin-

turne up, I will bt. block wlth J'UU I par tram now .

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t h••• ~U•• I'" bet.ler and better , elld no. , ee.rry1116 out. • cu•~

t.am ot, I tblnlc, t wel,., years , I ea t olna O't'er to the door and I

bope you -.iU ell come bJ' end Db • by \be be.n4 .

NO/ ~8~ 24 , 19~8 .

RADIO ADDRESS O P' THE PR.t:SDENT

lfe , the several hundred !Trl:allra c:L the

4'ara Spr11'16s' ! 111 1ly, old tnd J'O\lll:, 11re

gathe r ed here again tor O'lr annual ThanU -

El ving dlnner .

&.1t, te fore we attack the turkey, I

want t o sara few wo r ds, n ot on ly to you ,

but to :aan,- other peoplfl.l in every part c£

the tountry -- on thi s dfiJ' or rational tha nk4-

? irst about ·.re r m Sprl ng:s it.ae lt . The

physic al pj cture draws nearer to comple t1 on

e ach year. The rM'tab}lckle bu1ld1~s of t welve

ye ars ago have eith e r been O)qJletely mocte r:\-''l:,--

1:ted or r eDlaeed by ~ fireproof structures;

.00 when I fOt hero th e other day I was cte li@:'.ht -

ed to see t he new achool!lOU5& ond the mw

lll.ecUcal Cente r r b1n@' above the groun4 .

I am ~·ct ""e a r e to h ave a schoolhouse

be eaue we know that 1t !a or tM ut:~~oat 1m-

port.nee to have the education or the 111l rd

keepin g pace with tM re-educati on or the

mus cles .

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Then, too , llll!d.!eeJ sci,.nee has made such

matt or the erte r-etrect a or Inr.,u te Pa r a1Js1a

cll.lls ror •ny rew tor;~~a ot hoa-pl; a1 cere in

ac1d1t1on to the woter exareiaea 1r1d swbrning

or tte older days.

Today •• huve the tradi tion or w<:rk well

6 re . We hav a lso the SA-'118 Ideal of cont1nutre:

wq;resa , t.eled up by d ,.t e ndnat1on tl'ld courage .

We are looking for"Yard to tho ti z •hen we e.n

take care or at le est two hundr~ pa t1 m t a at

all tlmee ·-or, i n other WOI'da, treatmmt tor

about tour hund r ed patlmta in a given year.

Several :years aro we expanded the work of

·~ara Sprll'f'a by be lpin@: oo~~mun1t1es throughout

the court rJ to reJ.se money for the care or thei r

own Infantile Paralyal:J caaea , and, throu@tl their

generoeity , to give f11"8ne1al help t o the cause

or research into the or 1g1n or the disease . Lea t

]'ear we took a fUrther step by utabl1.., 1ng the

NatJ.onal P'ounda t1on for Infantile Paralysis ; e d

at'ter JII'IU&J7 W , 19~, •• hope to ta v e penNu..,n t

~apters ot this NaUonal Poun~ation 1n Ul or

the 1110r e thm three thouaand crunties that rMke

up the United Stetea .

At th e t.lre ot the Birthday Celebration

!lair or all the ru nds r.1aed Jn eacb eountywill

be ret a ned in trust tor t hi Chap ter.s tor loca 1

use ard Ule other twl r or the !\l.nd reJ. .sed will

go to the National Pou~at1on br th~@h( aga1!11 t In!ont.1le Paralyats .

Thla Thtnksg1vtna O.y we have 111ueh to be

thankful tor. I w1 ~ tha t all who hear my voice

eould be wi th us 11nd uo th1.s galher1~ or old

lf'ld young tn the big~ nine; roo'!! at 'flam Springs .

We are thinking not d ourae l'1es Ill one but or

~ or thousands or other cl'l1ldren and grown­

ups and W1!h 1ng tor the111 that they :qy be hnlng

a n equally He.ppJ Thanlnlg1v1ng -- lots or turkey

and lots or n.x1n 1 s.

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J.DDHI SB OJo n(r, PR~Sll't'.NT

'llant O)prlnca, Georgia November .:.4 , l93tS

f.e, tho several hWlored 11e11bera or the \u.rw bprint;•'

ft~lllllly, ole ano young, t.re .thther ed nere &.gain r'or our

annual thflnkagiving dinner .

But, before 'fie attack the turkey, I want ~o shy 8 few

words, not only to you, but to many other people .tn every

part or the COWltry - - on this aay ot' naticn~<l enan.cag1Y1na .

First about I• arm Springs itself . The physical J)J.Cture

draws nearer to completion each yeBr. The r om!:lhSCk.l.e

builaings or uolve years aco have either been co11pletel.y

lllOdernh.ed or replaced by new fireproof structures; pnd •hen

I got here the other day r 1"8S dellf!hted to see the nan

schoolhouse and the net. lrr.ledlca.l. Center rising above the ground.

I am ~tlod we are to h~:o.ve a schoolhouse because a.e lcno•

thnt it is of the utaost 1mporttll1ce to have th"' education of

the 1111nd keepin& ,,ace with the re-aducotion or th.e muscles .

Then, too, 111edical scil.'nce has aw.de such great striues

1n the past oecade that the treataent or the aft er-effects

of !n!tont1l.l'l Paralysi~ calla for IIIII'\)' ne"W for11s or hospital

care in r.ddltion to the •t~ter excrches and swi-1ng o1 the

ol C.er c!aya .

Too&.y tre nave the trtdition of wor~t ~ell done . e futve

a lso t he !lame i deal of cont1nu1na progr ess, backed up by

deter mination and courage . we o re looKing tor~.ard t o the

tiae when '-8 c un ta.l{e ca r e of at least t.-o hunored patients at

all t illes 4 - or, in other •orcta, tre8tlllent for about four

hnnurod patients in a given year.

l:>everul yeurs ego "e ex.p:mOe<J the 11.0r it. of \GriD Oprings

by helpinJl co.unities throughout the country to r toise 1110ney

for the co.r e or their Ol\'Tl Infl,ntile Puralysls cases, und ,

through the ir goneros1 ty, t o g1 ve finJmcib.l help to the cause

of rescurch into the origin of the disease. Last yeur •e

took a further s tep by establish!~ the National rounuatton

for Infantile Pa ralysis; and after Junuary 30, 19J9, we hope

to hHve permunent chapt eu or this tlationr.l Founda tion 1n ull

of the more t.hnn three t housand counties t.hUt uke up the

United States.

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At the tilte of the Birthday Cf'lebration half of all the

tunds rahed in nch county •111 be r etained in trust for the

Ch8pters for local use and the other hu.lf or the fund r a ised

will go to tho Hational FoWldution ror the nationnl fight

against Infantile Psrnlys t s .

Thh1 Tt\6nkss1v1ng t;ny •• have 1111ch to be thankful l"or .

I wi sh thD.t all who hec.r rey voi ce coul d be with us cnc1 see

this gather ing or old an d yout\8 in the big d ining room llt

Yiaru Springs. *'c are th1nk1nll not of oursel ves alone but of

ten5 of thoua::.nds of other c:hiloren .-.nc! grown-up!: 1..nd wtshing

for them that they may be hnvlng a n equally Happy Thunks&lvtng --

lots of turkey ond lots of fixin' s . / ._ Jil. _.- -7>-...../.'/_ ...r~

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PUSIDKlff ' l •orr THE JlrcQI\D AD:lltlat• r.{4!"UGl'f'T'IO DIJ'O

VAlUe SPMIJOf !1)1'DCBDI;24,1~.

I .. ••1'7 clad that :rou ara r la4 that I .. tw...,. ,

' not «1&4fr than I u to ~ with you •••bera of ttw VaN Sprl naa

fa.J.l 7 arhr a lapea of t wo pr .. 1oua !hanka!1l'1ft81, whan I

oouldn' tbet.r. .

I think thll .. l'ftl"tl .. - pt battar aaoh yaar tbat goaa

by. I .. al..,.a thlnkill!S about tbl t\ltu.N - all or ua are. , _

night aa I .. t beN I e.ouldn°t balp ~t thlllk - lllld I waa tall­

l nr; to lobb1a about 1t (boy aaa hd nut to tba Pru14ilot) -

,..PJ"dlnc our probl... When wa p t vp to two b.tnl1r4>4 ~t1a11ta

hal'& a t OftiJ UM, thU dl.n.l nc r-, whlob 11 onl1 a l'ary raw

Jl&rl ol d, wlll hD .. to ba anlarp~: J111t thlllk of that !

Vall , wa ,. ... wondor1"6 Juat wh1oh ;r,. would ;uah 1t, 'l'hb

way , or tbat W!lJ' or that way, or oour .. , 1t op1t F t hat war

(po1nUnsl ~oa~~u t~t wlll :u 1nterrara wlt h wt.t 11 golrl6

to ba 1n u~ tha lOT,ll .. t oaap~~a or a111 cone, in tha ~nd,

and I 111tl to 1u thlnlt or th1a aa aort or a oollasa whleh wa all ,

old and rouns, attan4,

At tbl - t 111:a, W!Mo I o.o. to tbaaa 'n-.'*111•1rc pa.rt1aa

I thlnlt o r thll -oaat. I th1r.k of tha nrl:r rer.ra at w.,.. llprlnp

a lone u .. -so - rourt .. n :raara ~, whtn I tlrat - -

rourtun ,..,., to .. aNs a a l'll'J' abort u .. , bat think or tbl

peopla 1n t hll ~ who wano not born rourtun raara ago .

'r.lan I c.,a down t 'lla r ear I lnrMd of thot dilath of two

••rr old trlanda of a lna , Mr. Per aona and Mr. Colbert , A

great .. 111 of rou 41dn1t o•en lt:'IOW th1111 , and r a t I r a:aaabar a

hpta•bar of 1924 , whon I turna4 up ha.-. and OI)OIIplad tho! onl:r

·•· IOrP fi!F. PJ:OOIUI fKt.' IUGll 110 IPUOII)

ao~t..-, With one t:u~tptlon , that -• open -- thl bohl

vu oloeed . Eftr rthlrl6 wae oloetd ani\ 1101t t nJ'1th111( wat

l'alUIII to pltcte . Moet or ~ 1'001'1 leabd al'ld wMn r ou went

t o bed a t nlght U •ounded like thunller, btoault tM tqulrreh

"''~ rolHrc nuta O'I'Uha&d, And ln thole d1.71 lt • •• pr e tt7

b&rd roraglna: tor rood. We 414n1t bal't &IQ' wo~rt\11 t tOJ'e •

.. Tt .. or ,,_,~ to go to •• 7011 baq now. It .. ,

bu-d to p t wood and l'oo4, an4 -•ta.e 70\1 ba4 to traYd tan

anu to pt a ohloUn tor wpptr.

t'btr. "" two people wbD vert Mt.sbbor t or OI.U't, xr.

Peraone all4 Kl', Colbe~, aM at.oet e'\'er)' IYtntne: _o,. would

- mock on 'CM d.oor and tbu thalr haa4t voul4 OOM t !'OQ114

t he 4oor and .. ,. :•Do :rou net-d. -• kin4l1nc-woo47 C11.11. I get

J'OU 10M 111'1 toaclf'1'0"11'0 f

T!\17 wtre that klnd of nelghbon and .. al'41 gotna: to

11\U thea a good de&1,

You know U1.11 pl.a.oe would not baYI been poe11bl e lt U

had not b .. n tor thDt kind or reeepUon and hoepl t.l.l t7 t.bat

~r'· And I .. , a ll a lo,. down "-"· 11oM or OIU" ndpbor •

,..._ U•e4 ~ botre arou.od Vu. lpr-1ftl'l all t he1r U•••· !ht7

Wll"l tbl UH. o r :peopl• ¥!» n:tl""-d the lUnd or bo1p1t a llt:y

that -dl M -.nt t o «~~al baok, and that 11 wb.7 U.. rollov1,.

1pr1nc I o- baek , and t h1 1ntlWI: er peopl• blpa to arr1.-..

'rbl.t 11 when r'1"1d Botti wa1 oarrlld orr ttw lra1n - :r-• , bot W.l a aan 1n t holl daya ! Md WI thousht he wa1 golng to

look llkl a 1Ul •ton, Ol" 411 or t\lbi1"0Ulo111 bltore nisbt .

"• d ldn' t hava any dootor down hll"l a nd I aotld a1 dootol".

I didn't know what to do and ao I tad 1\U oreaa. It -p\l t

... (Orr 't1a 1'1 OQQ TMAMUOJYIIIO lnsol)

fhth on tu., Ve ~\ hU ln tM pool r.ftd bl wae ao.rt4 lo death,

and ln about a w .. lt hoi began to walk ln tM pool , aM. tlul.t u

one ot "te thl ft61 we 41toonre4, and that u that peoph can

wan: 1n waur wbtn thiiJ' oannot walk alol'lfl on land. AM that,

7011 a ll know, bat bean tncrt~aetng rear by,.,..,.,

fht roUowlne: Jtar two 110n ptople o .. e Aown. 1:ou ta•e

all beard, and IIOU or 7011 haTe knoW!I., our dear Dr. a..b~,

who htc 111 thlt 7 .. r. Be and Xl .. MaboMJ - and 1 IIW IU ..

litahoM7 tb.lt ~n ....-r wbm I wae out 111 Lot Anpl .. , an4

abe W*AUd • to 11n ber CteoUoaaU recar«• eo tN Var.

lprtngatllallJ,

A.nd tholn to4&7 I ha,.. Mil all. tbue Ulecru•, ont ,._

peolallJ which 1 want to read to :rou, b<tcau" U lt rr- tha

Prut.ant or thll nn· NaUonal J'oundaUon for Intantne Paral:r-

11t,S..t11 0 ' Connor l

:~~!.:;~;:, ~,.:-,;r!'!.~~:r •• !1!!a ~tl'f:«;..!o Uentl of the Foun4aUon, and keep a lot tor rour .. l.r.•

And 10 I aa not golnc to .U. &n1 IIOU lp .. ch, All I Q&ll

teU )'011 11 U.t I bope to be baok t.pJ.n at nw u4 of Xareh or

beatnnlnc of J.prn, 1~, aDd 80tt a .. UH4l)t , unl••• M-thl,.:

ul'ltONIHtn tlll'l'lt up, I will be baelr. vltb JO\I • :r-u trc. nov.

U bat betn a WQn4ertul 1nn1q , aM l&llb 1"%' I thllllr.

U11" partlu pt better and 'bettlr , an4 nov, ean'71rll out • cut­

tOll ot , I think, twlYe l"&l"l , I aa tolllf; o,..r to tbt door and

I bopt, 7011 wlll all eotU b7 and 1halr.1 •• b)' ttw band,

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Following pr.rag1•nph c.WJ.ed on delivery:

I have had 1116.ny telegrOJD~m.,y - Thanksgiving

~~~~~m~i4a~~i!~dr~ !~t~.";s!i~~ ~:.:.! ;~rr~. i n the paat ve~7~, Eddie Cantor, t he actor and comedian, and he givee me a thought that I think we all are t hinking or:

1 Ma.y you and your 1 have a happ:r 'l'hankeg iving . I am thankful that I ca n 11ve 1n a oountr:r where our leadera eit down on Thanksgiving Day to carve up a turkey

~nstead ot a Nation. •

Now ve will have the bleea1ng 1&14 and after that we 111 go to lt,

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