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TRUMAN, Harry S. Typed letter signed ("Harry"), as President to David H. Morgan, Washington, D. C., 15 April 1952. 1 page, 4to, White House stationery, with original White House envelope.
TRUMAN REFLECTS ON HIS TERM IN OFFICE: "SEVEN YEARS GO BY FASTER THAN WE THINK...THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF EARTH SHAKING THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED"
Just one month before, Truman decided he would not seek a second term as President in his own right, and after he got Morgan's letter celebrating his seven-year anniversary as President, he waxes nostaligic about the momentous events of his term: "Seven years go by faster than we think and, of course, while they are going by they appear like a slow-motion motor. There have been a number of earth shaking things that have happened over that period but I don't think I would change any of them. The special edition of the Hillman book has not arrived and it will be a week or two before it does. When it comes I'll send you a copy." Truman certainly had one of the most eventful presidencies: starting from the close of World War II, to the use of the atomic bomb on Japan, the Berlin airlift and the deepening cold war with Russia, the conflict in Korea, and the red-scare at home, his actions had a profound impact on America and the world. Morgan was an old friend and business partner of Truman's, dating from their joint ventures in oil exploration and a brokerage business in 1916 to 1917. "The Hillman book" refers to William Hillman's 1952 work, Mr. President. Hillman collaborated with Truman on his memoirs, ghost-wrote magazine articles for him, and acted as his literary agent.
TRUMAN REFLECTS ON HIS TERM IN OFFICE: "SEVEN YEARS GO BY FASTER THAN WE THINK...THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF EARTH SHAKING THINGS THAT HAVE HAPPENED"
Just one month before, Truman decided he would not seek a second term as President in his own right, and after he got Morgan's letter celebrating his seven-year anniversary as President, he waxes nostaligic about the momentous events of his term: "Seven years go by faster than we think and, of course, while they are going by they appear like a slow-motion motor. There have been a number of earth shaking things that have happened over that period but I don't think I would change any of them. The special edition of the Hillman book has not arrived and it will be a week or two before it does. When it comes I'll send you a copy." Truman certainly had one of the most eventful presidencies: starting from the close of World War II, to the use of the atomic bomb on Japan, the Berlin airlift and the deepening cold war with Russia, the conflict in Korea, and the red-scare at home, his actions had a profound impact on America and the world. Morgan was an old friend and business partner of Truman's, dating from their joint ventures in oil exploration and a brokerage business in 1916 to 1917. "The Hillman book" refers to William Hillman's 1952 work, Mr. President. Hillman collaborated with Truman on his memoirs, ghost-wrote magazine articles for him, and acted as his literary agent.