President Harry Truman Appoints Eleanor Roosevelt a Special U.S. Ambassador
On April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died, making Harry Truman president. Offering his consolation to the widowed Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Truman asked, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Mrs. Roosevelt responded, “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.”
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On April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died, making Harry Truman president. Offering his consolation to the widowed Eleanor Roosevelt, Harry Truman asked, “Is there anything I can do for you?” Mrs. Roosevelt responded, “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.”
The relationship between the new President and the former First Lady entered a new phase. What was once a formal, often wary, political relationship developed into a strong friendship. Ultimately, Truman designated Eleanor Roosevelt as his representative to the United Nations and “First Lady of the World.” He appreciated her work, writing on October 10, 1952, “I know I am speaking not only for myself but for the millions of Americans who revere you for the wonderful work you are doing at the United Nations to promote better understanding among peoples and a greater respect for human rights. Your continued health and happiness is my wish and my prayer.” For her part, in a letter of November 6, 1952, she thanked Truman “for the many opportunities you have given me for service during your administration.”
One of her assignments came in October of 1952, when Chile was preparing to inaugurate a new president, Gen. Carlos Ibanez, who had been critical of the United States. At Truman’s request, Mrs. Roosevelt led the U.S. delegation to his inauguration, and his stance changed in the wake of her visit.
Letter of State Signed, Washington, October 20, 1952, to the President of Chile, informing him “I have made choice of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as my Representative with the rank of Special Ambassador to attend the ceremonies incident to the inauguration of His Excellency General Carlos Ibanez del Campo as President of the Republic of Chile. I have entire confidence that Mrs. Roosevelt will render herself acceptable to Your Excellency…” This is the first presidential document naming Eleanor Roosevelt to a post that we can recall seeing.
On November 3, 1952, the inauguration took place with Mrs. Roosevelt in attendance. A week later, after she returned, President Truman wrote her, “I will be most happy to see you whenever it is convenient for you to come down. I am anxious to hear what happened in Chile while you were there.”
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