Title:

Letter from John E. Fogarty to General Edwin M. Watson

Creator:

Fogarty, John Edward, 1913-1967

Recipient:

Watson, Edwin M. and The White House

Date:

23 June 1944

Description:

Fogarty had been trying to get permission to take a leave of absence from Congress to enlist in the Navy. Here, he explained further a scheme to enter to armed forces for a brief time. Edwin M. Watson (1883-1945) was a U.S. Army Major General and military advisor and appointments secretary to President Franklin D. Roosevelt (in effect, the White House Chief of Staff)

Original Repository:

Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections at Providence College

Location:

Box: 12. Folder: 133

Rights:

Public Domain

Genre:

Letters (correspondence)

Format:

Text

Extent:

2 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. Phillips Memorial Library, Special and Archival Collections at Providence College. 12898. URL. http://www.providence.edu/LIBRARY/spcol/

Legacy ID:

HRBBDB

NLM ID:

101743404X42

Profiles Collection:

The John E. Fogarty Papers

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101743404X42

Story Section:

Early Career in Congress, 1941-1949