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A typed letter on the White House stationery, dated June 28, 1938, from M.H. McIntyre with his signature to Shirley Temple at the Mayflower (Hotel) in Washington D.C. He writes, "The President asked me to be sure and drop you a little line of thanks for that grand police badge. He is delighted to have it and thinks you were mighty nice to remember him..." Included is the original envelope with postmark from Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Shirley Temple had visited FDR in Washington on June 25 during her 1938 driving across America vacation. A wire service report of that visit reported that Shirley's discussion with the President concerned her tooth that fell out the night before and salmon fishing in Vancouver. During that visit, Shirley carried her famous autograph book and garnered inscribed autographs from FDR and several senators and cabinet members (see #101 of this book).