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Document 4664

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
The Governor to a notable "New York Times" reporter re: taxes and an invite.
TLS: "Franklin D. Roosevelt" as Governor of New York, 1p, 8x10½. Albany, 1929 March 18. To Harold Phelps Stokes, Esq., The New York Times, New York City. In full: "I am sending you herewith, in conformity with the request contained in your letter of March 7th, such information on the tax program as may be of help to you. I trust that it is in such shape as to exactly fit in with your needs. With warm personal regards and best wishes." In a four line, 24-word handwritten postscript, FDR adds: "I do wish we could have had a/talk - do come up & spend the/night at the Mansion when the/Legislature has adjourned." The Governor has also crossed out the typed "Mr. Stokes", replacing it with his handwritten "Harold". HAROLD PHELPS STOKES (1887-1969), son of railroad magnate Anson Phelps Stokes, worked as a reporter for the "New York Post" from 1911-1923. He served in World War I and reported on the Paris Peace Conference. In 1924 he became secretary to Herbert Hoover, then U.S. Secretary of Commerce. Stokes joined the editorial staff of "The New York Times" in 1926 and resigned in 1937. He continued to publish as a freelance author until his death. 2-inch vertical tear at upper right blank area repaired on verso, pinhead-size holes at upper blank left, else in fine condition.

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