TLS as president, one page, 6.25 x 8.75, White House letterhead, February 28, 1938. Letter to Sanford Bates, the first Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons, in part: “I believe we all began our work with greater confidence on March 4, 1933, as a result of the private service which a group of us attended at St. John’s Church…We have, as you know, continued to keep the anniversary with a short service in each recurring year since the Administration assumed responsibility. I think this is a custom that should be kept up and I hope you and Mrs. Bates can be with us at St. John’s next Friday.” Upper right corner bears a “Contents Noted” stamp. In fine condition, with trivial soiling. Only hours before Roosevelt’s first inauguration ceremony, the president-elect and his wife attended church service at St. John’s Episcopal Church on the morning of March 4, 1933. Over the course of his next three elections, Roosevelt made it a tradition to attend service at the church, and subsequently inspired each successive US president to do the same. Provenance: The Everett Fisher Collection. Pre-certified PSA/DNA.
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