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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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