ANS as president signed “FDR,” at the bottom of a 6 x 8.5 typed memo on White House letterhead sent to him by “MHM,” December 1 [1937]. The memo reads: “Am sending this to you in blank and will wireless names when Douglas [William O. Douglas, then a member of the Securities and Exchange Commission who later became a Supreme Court Justice] makes report.” FDR responds: “Do not fill in till I get the report & send you an approval.” Accompanied by two unsigned related memos, dated November 30 (from RF to MHM) and December 2 (from MHM to the president), also on White House letterhead, pertaining to nominations for vacancies on the SEC; the second of these memos notes that “Averill Harriman … said he had heard rumors JF was to go on SEC. Said that ‘they all’ were disturbed and felt that it would have tremendously bad business effect….” The items are matted and framed together with an oversized recent printing of a New York Times photo of FDR at his desk to an overall size of 26 x 25.5. A few small stains and smudges to signed page and tape stains and mild soiling to unsigned pages, otherwise fine condition. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
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