Franklin D. Roosevelt

Tribute to Secretary of War George Dern on the Occasion of His Death.

August 27, 1936

An upright, able and honest public servant is lost to our national life in the death of Secretary Dern. Quiet and unassuming, he mastered with singular thoroughness all of the varied problems which fall within the jurisdiction of the War Department and administered his office with tact, discretion and good judgment. The Army of the United States has lost a devoted leader.

For many years George Dern and I have been close associates, first as Governors of our respective States, and lately, for nearly four years, in Washington. I am deeply grieved that he has left us.

Franklin D. Roosevelt, Tribute to Secretary of War George Dern on the Occasion of His Death. Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/208947

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