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Document 29537
JAMES F. BYRNES. TLS: "James F. Byrnes", 1p, 8½x11.
Washington, D.C., 1947 November 13. To book reviewer Harry Hansen, New
York World Telegram. In full: "I am confident that in reviewing a
book you act judiciously and give to your readers your unbiased judgment of the
value of the publication. Therefore, it is as inappropriate to thank a reviewer
as it would be to thank a Judge for rendering a favorable decision in a case. I
am writing this note, not to express thanks, but simply to say that I am very
happy your judicial opinion of SPEAKING FRANKLY, on the whole, was so
favorable." In 1948, Byrnes established the James F. Byrnes Foundation from
the proceeds of Speaking Frankly and gave out the first $500 scholarship
in 1949. The James. F. Byrnes Foundation still exists. It provides college
scholarships for students who have had one or both parents die. Speaking
Frankly is subtitled "The chief architect of our postwar foreign policy
writes with candor about his experience as Secretary of State". Democrat James
Francis Byrnes (1882-1972) was a U.S. Congressman (1911-1925) and U.S. Senator
(1931-1941) from South Carolina before serving as an Associate Justice of the
U.S. Supreme Court (1941-1942). As Secretary of State (1945-1947) under
President Truman, Byrnes attended meetings regarding the establishment of the
United Nations in both London and Lake Success, New York. He left the cabinet on
January 21, 1947 and wrote this letter 11 months later as counsel at the law
firm of Hogan & Hartson. Byrnes returned to politics as Governor of South
Carolina four years later, serving from 1951-1955. Lightly creased. Folds,
vertical fold touches the "B".
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