Bottle of Mexican Ferro Vermouth

Empty clear glass bottle of Ferro dry vermouth from the Bodegas De Santo Thomas Winery in Mexico. On the bottom of the bottle is a special label with text in Spanish stating it was bottled especially for the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, to whom it was presented by the President of Mexico, General Manuel Avila Camacho: "Embotellado Especialmente Para El Sr Presidente De Los Estados Unidos De Norte-America Franklin D. Roosevelt Por Encargo Del Sr Presidente De Los Estados Unidos Mexicanos Gral. Manuel Avila Camacho." The text is flanked by the American and Mexican flags. Inserted into the top of the bottle is a plain cork. The bottle of Vermouth was presented to FDR as a gift from the President of Mexico, Manuel Avila Camacho, as a commemoration of their meeting in Monterrey on April 20, 1943. FDR Library Museum Collection, MO 2008.13.4.