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strangely, roosevelt took a moment on d-day to dispatch two typewriters to churchill. warren kimball later explained the background: 'after returning from a visit with british military officials in england, general joseph t. mcnarney had written to thank the prime minister for his hospitality,' kimball wrote. 'churchill indicated that he would like two typewriters which had the typeface used in mcnarney's letter (a modified "square serif").'
roosevelt's jocular accompanying note read: 'my dear winston: i am informed that you liked the type script of a letter recently sent you by general mcnarney, u.s. army deputy chief of staff. two electric typewriters that produce this type script are being shipped without delay which i hope you will accept as a gift from me and as a symbol of the strong bond between the people of america and great britain.'