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[Flower Label from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sam Rayburn]

Label for flowers sent to Sam Rayburn in honor of his sixtieth birthday from President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The label has a picture of The White House and is addressed to "The Speaker of The House of Representatives." At the bottom of the label is text which reads "Perishable flowers. Keep from frost and extreme heat."

Date: January 6, 1941

Item Type: Text

Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Copy of a letter from W. M. Sleeper to Mr. Sumner Gerard, August 13, 1941]

Copy of a letter from W. M. Sleeper to Mr. Summer Gerard discussing his views and some suggestions about government policy and allocation of power to the President.

Date: August 13, 1941

Creator: Sleeper, W. M.

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Letter from Stephen Early to T. N. Carswell - November 26, 1941]

A letter written to Mr. T. N. Carswell, Chairman, American Legion Committee of Americanism, Abilene, Texas, from Stephen Early, Secretary to the President, The White House, Washington DC, dated November 26, 1941. Early declines, on behalf of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, to reply to the question "What is Americanism?" citing the policy of the President to refrain from "selecting any particular organization to receive an exclusive expression of his views on any pertinent subject".

Date: November 26, 1941

Creator: Early, Stephen

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Hardin-Simmons University Library

[Photograph of FDR, Sam Rayburn, and Alben Barkley]

Photograph of three men in coats and top hats sitting in a car. The men are, left to right, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Sam Rayburn, and Alben Barkley. Sam Rayburn was escorting FDR and Barkley to the 1941 inaugural.

Date: January 20, 1941

Item Type: Photograph