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Lot 301
Truman, Harry S. Extraordinary content Typed Letter Signed on personal, engraved stationery, Independence, Missouri, October 5, 1960, 1½ pp, quarto. Written to Minnesota Senator Eugene McCarthy (who would try and fail to win the Democratic presidential nomination in 1968), at the height of the 1960 presidential campaign.
In part: "This is an urgent plea that you do everything you possibly can to help the Democratic ticket and the Honorable John F. Kennedy and the Honorable Lyndon B. Johnson….Now, as never before, it seems to me, there is a need for us to submerge whatever differences may exist among us within our own Party and fight for a Democratic victory, National, State and Local. / I simply do not believe that the United States can stand four more years of another Republican President in the White House. We have lost much ground in the last eight years under a Republican President - in foreign relations, in domestic affairs, in the national financial situation, in the agricultural situation and in general welfare….With Nixon in the White House, there will be a complete breakdown in the domestic and foreign affairs of our Government. I wonder if you want another 1929? / As you know, Jack Kennedy was not my first choice for the Presidential nomination. However, he is a very able young man, and, in my opinion, a man of integrity and honor. These qualities I regard as essential in a President of the United States. Also, it is very important to remember that in choosing a President we not only select the man who occupies that office, but we also determine the Party in control of the Executive Branch of the Government. History proves it is better for the Nation and the people of the United States when the Democrats are in control of the White House and the Congress…We know how important it is to have State and Congressional candidates who will support the national ticket….I will be campaigning, just as I have in times passed, not because I want anything for myself, but because the country needs a leader in the White House and leaders in the Congress. I ask you to join in all-out support of the Democratic ticket." Very Fine except for file notations at upper right and staple mark at upper left of both pages. Boldly signed by Truman and accompanied by the transmittal envelope, with Truman's printed free-frank signature. An exceptional letter.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,500.
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