Draft LS as president in pencil, signed “Herbert Hoover,” two pages, 6.25 x 9.25, on the reverse of White House letterhead, March 8, 1930. Draft of a letter to Felix M. Warburg of the Allied Jewish Relief Campaign. In part: “I understand that you and your colleagues of many years are gathered here in Washington to take counsel among yourselves for the continuance of the great and unselfish work in which you have been so long engaged and in the course of which so much devotion and so many millions have been expended. The sad circumstances of the last few hours which have plunged the nation into mourning make it impossible for me to welcome you other than with these lines. I can only repeat what I have often said to you before that the work which you have done, apart from its evident humanitarian aspects, is a large contribution to the cause of good-will between peoples. History will properly appraise your efforts for posterity—the commendation of your own consciences for today.” In fine condition, with a central vertical fold passing through a single letter of the signature. The president had intended to personally greet the 800 representatives of Jewish groups who had convened in Washington to form an allied Jewish campaign to raise $6 million for reconstruction in Eastern Europe and for use in Palestine. However, William Howard Taft passed away on March 8 and all White House social functions and public appearances were canceled upon the announcement in observance of his memory. Pre-certified John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and RR Auction COA.
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