he was also a great friend of the librarian archibald macleish.ath, macleish accepted on behalf of the library and at the request of his sisters phillip's death mask as a mark of his deep respect and affection for the library. on that occasion the new british ambassador, lord halifax, spoke of lothian's, and i quote, lifelong association with america and his unshakeable trust in the common sense and judgment of our two peoples. halifax believed that the choice of the library as the permanent resting place for this memorial to lothian was, and i quote again, symbolic of the community of thought that belongs to those who have inherited free institutions and find in these the expression of their own love of freedom. supreme court judge frankfurter, also a close friend spoke, too, of lothian's courage through the dark days of 1914. but it's phillip lothian's own speech at the handover on 28th november, 1939 that best conveys his deep felt sentiments. he began almost mischievously, why all this fuss and trouble about what he described as a med eve reli