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THBHarry Truman TLS as President, October 1948, Plus Draft
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- Lot Description
Truman, Harry (1884-1972). President of the United States (1945-1953). TLS, 1p, Washington, October 5, 1948. On White House letterhead. Initialed H.S.T. Cover letter for a draft of ...a memorandum to Secretary of Defense for implementing a program for the Reserve Corps. To Dr. Steelman. Truman asks: ...I'll appreciate it if you will have the three Secretaries - the Army, Navy and Air and the Secretary of Defense, as well as the Budget and the Attorney General, all line up an Executive Order to implement this program.
Attached is a draft with many penciled corrections and additions, and a carbon copy of the corrected draft, both on legal size paper.
Dr. John R. Steelman was Truman's Assistant, a position that would become Chief of Staff. He served from December 1946 to January 1953. As an academic, Steelman was especially interested in policies on science and higher education.
Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) became the 33rd President of the United States on the death of Franklin Roosevelt in 1945. He won re-election, serving until 1953. He had only been Vice President for 82 days when FDR died, and had not been briefed on any of the secret military weapons. The war in Europe would be won in just three weeks, but the war with Japan dragged on. It was Truman who had to decide on the use of the atomic bomb, whose power and effects were only poorly understood at that point.
Paper clip rust stains on all three. Folds as expected. Letter is excellent other than paper clip mark. The others are clearly "working copies" with handling marks.Condition
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