Berlin
July 25, 1945
Dear Margie:-
We went to the British dinner night before last - and was it a show piece too! Mr. Byrnes and I walked from the Berlin White House (it's still yellow trimmed in dirty red - dirty yellow too) to Mr. Churchill's place about three blocks down the street or up (it's level so either one is all right.) Churchill had phoned Gen. Vaughan, my chief of protocol, that he would greatly, very greatly appreciate it if I would arrive a few minutes late as I happened to be the senior guest and Uncle Joe should realize it. Well we arrived as directed and were received by the P.M. and his nice daughter, Mary. I had to shake hands with Marshall [sic], now Generallisimo [sic] Stalin, General of the Army Antonov, Marshall [sic] Zhukov, Field Marshall [sic] Montgomery, Lord this & that and a lot more Ruskies and Limies, we went out to dinner. It was a very colorful affair as you can see. I am enclosing you the menu and the list of guest. The menu is signed to you by J. Stalin & Winston Churchill and the guest list is signed by all the guests. Stalin and Churchill paid your pop a most high compliment by saying that my presiding had been the ablest they'd ever seen. That's what Adm. Leahy and all the rest say, but it is hard to believe because I've had plenty of trouble.
Churchill and his crowd went home today to see how the vote in England came out. I am going to Frankfurt tomorrow and inspect some American divisions.
Friday we resume sessions and I believe we shall wind up Sunday so I should be out to sea on Tuesday and home by Sunday August 4th.
Had a telegram today saying Harry had safely landed at Washington Air Port. He should be home by the time this letter gets to you. I hope you and your mamma will be at the White House when I get back to Washington. That old barn is terribly lonely for me alone. Especially since I'm so hemmed in.
Kiss Mamma & lots for you
Dad.
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Enclosed: signed guest list, program, and place card