CAMPOBELLO COTTAGE & GROUNDS TO BE SHARED
Hyannis, Massachusetts (JFK+50) On May 11, 1963, United States President John F. Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson*, meeting here in Hyannis, agreed to accept an offer of donation of the FDR cottage and grounds located on Campobello Island** to their respective countries.
The offer was made by Dr. Armand Hammer of Los Angeles and his brothers Harry and Victor who acquired the property in 1952. The cottage and 29 acres of land was "to be used for public purposes which would appropriately commemorate" President Franklin D. Roosevelt who was described as "a good friend of Canada."
The Roosevelt family had a summer home at Campobello dating back to 1883. It was there that FDR was stricken with polio in 1921. In 1939, FDR acquired the 34 room cottage which he used as a summer retreat. JFK and PM Pearson accepted the offer of the Hammers after consulting with Premier Robichaud of New Brunswick.
*Lester Pearson (1897-1972) was born in Toronto and graduated from Hamilton Collegiate Institute, the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford. In 1957, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his help in settling the Suez Crisis. He served as Prime Minister of Canada from April 1963 to April 1968.
**Campobello Island, part of New Brunswick, is connected by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Bridge with Lubec, Maine (at the Easternmost tip of the United States). The island, which is located at the entrance of Passamaquoddy Bay (named after the Native American tribe which first settled here), is 8.7 miles long and 3.1 miles wide.
SOURCE
"Roosevelt Campobello International Park," www.fdr.net/
Hyannis, Massachusetts (JFK+50) On May 11, 1963, United States President John F. Kennedy and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson*, meeting here in Hyannis, agreed to accept an offer of donation of the FDR cottage and grounds located on Campobello Island** to their respective countries.
The offer was made by Dr. Armand Hammer of Los Angeles and his brothers Harry and Victor who acquired the property in 1952. The cottage and 29 acres of land was "to be used for public purposes which would appropriately commemorate" President Franklin D. Roosevelt who was described as "a good friend of Canada."
The Roosevelt family had a summer home at Campobello dating back to 1883. It was there that FDR was stricken with polio in 1921. In 1939, FDR acquired the 34 room cottage which he used as a summer retreat. JFK and PM Pearson accepted the offer of the Hammers after consulting with Premier Robichaud of New Brunswick.
*Lester Pearson (1897-1972) was born in Toronto and graduated from Hamilton Collegiate Institute, the University of Toronto and the University of Oxford. In 1957, he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his help in settling the Suez Crisis. He served as Prime Minister of Canada from April 1963 to April 1968.
**Campobello Island, part of New Brunswick, is connected by the Franklin D. Roosevelt Bridge with Lubec, Maine (at the Easternmost tip of the United States). The island, which is located at the entrance of Passamaquoddy Bay (named after the Native American tribe which first settled here), is 8.7 miles long and 3.1 miles wide.
SOURCE
"Roosevelt Campobello International Park," www.fdr.net/
FDR on Campobello Island
June 16, 1933
FDR Library/NARA Image
Roosevelt Cottage
Campobello Island
www.nationalparks.org
