TLS as President, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, December 18, 1936. Letter to Frank O. Salisbury, Hampstead, England. In full: “Please accept my sincerest thanks for your nice letter of congratulations and cordial good wishes. I am deeply grateful to you. I want you to know, too, how much I appreciate your kind offer to present to me a copy of your forthcoming volume. I shall, of course, be delighted to have it. With my best wishes to you and Mrs. Salisbury for the Holiday season.” Salisbury painted Roosevelt’s portrait in 1935. In 1947 Salisbury was commissioned to paint an exact copy of the 1935 work, which became the official Roosevelt portrait that hangs in the White House. In fine condition. JSA/John Reznikoff Auction LOA and RRAuction COA.
