FDR: “If the Convention should carry this out, and nominate me for the…”

On the recordJuly 10, 1944

If the Convention should carry this out, and nominate me for the Presidency, I shall accept.

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Democratic · New York

Source

Letter Agreeing to Accept a Nomination for a Fourth Term

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FDR: “If the Convention should carry this out, and nominate me for the Presidency, I shall accept.”