Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935

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Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt  | Date: October 30, 1935

171 Tribute to Nurses.
October 30, 1935

My dear Doctor Parrish:

It has just come to my attention that some thirty-eight nurses, victims of an infantile paralysis epidemic in Los Angeles, are being cared for in the Los Angeles General Hospital and in the hospital of Physicians and Surgeons in Glendale. My heart goes out to these young sufferers—living martyrs to their unselfish devotion to the nursing profession. I should greatly appreciate it if you would convey to each of them an expression of my fellow feeling for them in the sacrifice they have made and are making.

Any words of mine seem feeble indeed in the face of their affliction; and yet, I cannot restrain the impulse to record my appreciation of their heroism. Because of their suffering the suffering of others was alleviated. They will ever be held in honored reverence for their unselfish ministrations.

Very sincerely yours,

Doctor George Parrish,
Health Officer,
Los Angeles, California.

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Chicago: Franklin D. Roosevelt, "171 Tribute to Nurses.," Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935 in Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935 (New York: Russell & Russell, 1938-1950), Item 205 Original Sources, accessed March 25, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D1SAY7SNQKEWE4K.

MLA: Roosevelt, Franklin D. "171 Tribute to Nurses." Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935, in Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935 (New York: Russell & Russell, 1938-1950), Item 205, Original Sources. 25 Mar. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D1SAY7SNQKEWE4K.

Harvard: Roosevelt, FD, '171 Tribute to Nurses.' in Public Papers of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935. cited in , Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Public Papers and Addresses of Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1935 (New York: Russell & Russell, 1938-1950), Item 205. Original Sources, retrieved 25 March 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=D1SAY7SNQKEWE4K.