United States Senate
Washington
May 16, 1940.
My Dear Mother:
I flew out to Aberdeen, Md.
this A.M. to witness an experiment
with a new type of bomb.
Nothing happened.  Our efficient
army so boggled the affair
that the explosive all escaped
into thin air before we
arrived at the place of
trial- How absurd!
It rained then and we
drove back in autos to
Washington, 75 miles, and
attended the Joint Session.  The
Presidents message expressed


the right principles but it
sounded much like a
political speech favoring
a third term.
Best love,
Warren