Memorandum for the President
Title
Memorandum for the President
Creator
United States. White House Office
Identifier
WWP25119
Date
1918 August 12
Description
Question about whether a story about President Wilson visiting England should be released.
Source
Library of Congress, Woodrow Wilson Papers
Publisher
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum
Subject
Censorship
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924--Travel--England
Contributor
Danna Faulds
Language
English
Provenance
Document scan was taken from Library of Congress microfilm reel of the Wilson Papers. WWPL volunteers transcribed the text.
Text
Memorandum for the President:
The Cable Censor’s Office of the Navy Department telephones that they have an incoming story from London to the effect that the President is planning to visit England, and ask if they shall release it for publication in this country. The story is apparently being published in England.
[Handwritten below the typed memorandum]:
No, because it is false
W.W.
[Note: A large check-mark is drawn over both the typed memo and the handwritten note below. A handwritten note in the lower right corner of the page reads “Phoned 12/8/18 File”; part of the date is circled, and the initials P.P.F are written in the upper right corner.]
The Cable Censor’s Office of the Navy Department telephones that they have an incoming story from London to the effect that the President is planning to visit England, and ask if they shall release it for publication in this country. The story is apparently being published in England.
[Handwritten below the typed memorandum]:
No, because it is false
W.W.
[Note: A large check-mark is drawn over both the typed memo and the handwritten note below. A handwritten note in the lower right corner of the page reads “Phoned 12/8/18 File”; part of the date is circled, and the initials P.P.F are written in the upper right corner.]
Original Format
Memorandum
To
Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924
Collection
Citation
United States. White House Office, “Memorandum for the President,” 1918 August 12, WWP25119, World War I Letters, Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library & Museum, Staunton, Virginia.