FDR Rare appointment to the 1936 Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace

Typed Document Signed “Franklin D. Roosevelt” as President and “Cordell Hull” as Secretary of State, one page, 10” x 13.5”. Washington, D.C., October 23, 1936. In part, “Know Ye, that reposing special trust and confidence in the Integrity and Ability of Mrs. Elise F. Musser, of Utah, I do appoint her a Delegate of the United States of America to the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace, to be held at Buenos Aires, Argentina, beginning December 1, 1936...” Superb 3.5”-diameter embossed paper Great Seal of the United States affixed at left. Light creases in blank areas, lightly tanned at the perimeter from prior framing. Fine condition.

Elise Furer Musser (1877-1967) served as a Utah State Senator and Democratic National Committeewoman before this appointment as one of seven delegates representing the United States at the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Peace held in Buenos Aires, Argentina, December 1-23, 1936. Secretary of State Cordell Hull chaired the delegation. President Roosevelt traveled to Buenos Aires aboard the U.S.S. “Indianapolis” and delivered an address at the opening session. It’s interesting to note that on January 27, 1937, the Cabinet of the Republic of Cuba passed a resolution proposing President Roosevelt as a candidate for the 1937 Nobel Peace Prize because of his efforts for peace at the conference but it was Cordell Hull who was the recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1945 for his work for peace. The December 10, 1945 presentation speech by Gunnar Jahn, Chairman of the Nobel Committee, mentioned “the Pan-American policy sponsored by Roosevelt and Hull” and that “one of the achievements of the Buenos Aires Conference was the approval of an agreement for collective security and neutrality in the event of war.”

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