Auction Date:2011 Jun 15 @ 18:00 (UTC-05:00 : EST/CDT)
Location:5 Rt 101A Suite 5, Amherst, New Hampshire, 03031, United States
ALS - Autograph Letter Signed
ANS - Autograph Note Signed
AQS - Autograph Quotation Signed
AMQS - Autograph Musical Quotation Signed
DS - Document Signed
FDC - First Day Cover
Inscribed - “Personalized”
ISP - Inscribed Signed Photograph
LS - Letter Signed
SP - Signed Photograph
TLS - Typed Letter Signed
TLS as president, one page, 7 x 9, White House letterhead, April 13, 1945. Letter to Colonel Francis V. Keesling, Jr., of the Selective Service System, written just one day after assuming the presidency. In full: “I appreciate most highly your note of April Thirteenth and I am highly pleased with your good wishes and your assurance of support and sympathy. I hope it will be my privilege to see you from time to time.” In fine condition.
On the afternoon of April 12, 1945, Truman was summoned to the White House. Upon arrival, Eleanor Roosevelt delivered the grim news that her husband was dead; within hours, Truman took the oath of office to become the 33rd President of the United States. Among the throngs of people balancing expressions of sympathy with messages of congratulations was Colonel Keesling, who had worked closely with FDR to implement the Selective Service System during World War II. Despite Truman’s gracious acceptance of his new role...an acceptance expressed here...the new president said at the time that he was overwhelmed by his new role, telling reporters, ‘Boys, if you ever pray, pray for me now.’ Despite the anxiety, Truman’s decency—on display here—earned him a reputation as one of America’s outstanding national leaders of the 20th century.
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