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''President Roosevelt'' is a letter written by [[Adrian Malcolm Conan Doyle]] published in [[The Times]] on 20 april 1945.


== President Roosevelt ==
[[File:the-times-1945-04-20-p5-president-roosevelt.jpg|thumb|200px|right|[[The Times]] (20 april 1945, p. 5)]]


Sir, — In common with all the truly great, President Roosevelt was a man of many facets. It is not generally known in this country, for instance, that he was a keen member of the American organization call. "[[The Baker Street Irregulars (society)|The Baker Street Irregulars]]." In a letter that lies before me, the President writes:— "I cannot restrain the impulse to tell you that since I have had to give up cruising on the Potomac I sometimes go off the record on Sundays to an undisclosed retreat. In that spot the group of little cabins which shelter the Secret Service men is known as Baker Street. I am glad to play any part in keeping green the memory of Sherlock Holmes. ''Honoris causa!''" 

Surely a warm-hearted and spontaneous tribute from a great American.

Yours faithfully, 

ADRIAN CONAN DOYLE. 












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