Lot 38
Truman, Harry S (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953). Menu Signed and Inscribed as President, "To Sgt. Mack McGrath / Harry S Truman," 8½ x 6½ in., n.p. n.d. (1952) The menu is embossed with a gold Presidential Seal and is engraved, "Trip of The President October 27 to November 2 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad," and has a red, white, and blue tassel. In the center is a breakfast menu. Light toning, else fine. Truman was campaigning across the country for Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson. As a result of Franklin Roosevelt's four terms (albeit the fourth was cut short by his death), the 22nd Amendment was passed in 1951, preventing any President from being elected to a third term or a second term if he had served more than two years of a previous President's term, but a grandfather clause excluded the current President from that provision. Truman, however, chose not to run again. The recipient of the menu was Sgt. Wayman McGarrh; however, President Truman miswrote his name.
Estimated Value $500 - 600.
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