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Franklin Roosevelt - Signed letter with a first name salutation regarding his court-packing legislation.
Typed letter, with full signature and a handwritten first-name salutation to federal judge John Biggs, Jr. on March 15, 1937, incorrectly predicting success with one of his most controversial actions as president. FDR writes in part:
“I am glad you liked the fourth of March speech and hope that that of the ninth was a good follow-up. This certainly is an interesting fight and I think things are moving along very successfully although it may be quite a few months before we can actually get a vote on the Senate floor.”
Roosevelt referenced his two critical speeches on the subject. On March 4, speaking to a Democratic National Committee Victory Dinner, marking the fourth Anniversary of his Inauguration, FDR made the argument that the unelected Court was standing in the way of economic democracy and thwarting the ability of the elected Congress and president to address national needs. (The Inauguration date was changed after his first Inauguration from March 4 to January 20.) His March 9, 1937, Fireside Chat outline his court-packing plan, formerly called the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill.
Accompanied with National Archives copies of Biggs’s letter to FDR, some internal White House memos on the letter and a newspaper article on Biggs being sworn in as a judge.
Condition: In excellent condition with one flattened mailing fol. The signature and salutation are bold with minor feathering or brushing of the ink on the “F” of his first name.
Franklin Roosevelt - Signed letter with a first name salutation regarding his court-packing legislation.
Typed letter, with full signature and a handwritten first-name salutation to federal judge John Biggs, Jr. on March 15, 1937, incorrectly predicting success with one of his most controversial actions as president. FDR writes in part:
“I am glad you liked the fourth of March speech and hope that that of the ninth was a good follow-up. This certainly is an interesting fight and I think things are moving along very successfully although it may be quite a few months before we can actually get a vote on the Senate floor.”
Roosevelt referenced his two critical speeches on the subject. On March 4, speaking to a Democratic National Committee Victory Dinner, marking the fourth Anniversary of his Inauguration, FDR made the argument that the unelected Court was standing in the way of economic democracy and thwarting the ability of the elected Congress and president to address national needs. (The Inauguration date was changed after his first Inauguration from March 4 to January 20.) His March 9, 1937, Fireside Chat outline his court-packing plan, formerly called the Judicial Procedures Reform Bill.
Accompanied with National Archives copies of Biggs’s letter to FDR, some internal White House memos on the letter and a newspaper article on Biggs being sworn in as a judge.
Condition: In excellent condition with one flattened mailing fol. The signature and salutation are bold with minor feathering or brushing of the ink on the “F” of his first name.