[scrabblehack]

I was under the impression that it was required. Each Congressman/Senator got so many appointments and so did the President.

FDR wrote a letter to “The President of the United States in 1950-something” (I don’t recall the exact year) asking that the son of a certain someone in World War II be considered for appointment. Eisenhower honored the request.

[Hiddigeigei]

"FDR wrote a letter to “The President of the United States in 1950-something"
FDR wrote a letter in 1950-something? Not the FDR I associate with the initials.