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Lot #161
Harry S. Truman Typed Letter Signed

"Service in government, whether on a local or national level, can be rewarding if one is so constituted as to derive satisfaction from serving than being served"

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"Service in government, whether on a local or national level, can be rewarding if one is so constituted as to derive satisfaction from serving than being served"

TLS, one page, 6.75 x 10.25, personal letterhead, May 13, 1966. Letter to Joe Garrett, in full: "I have read your letter and found it very interesting. Service in government, whether on a local or national level, can be rewarding if one is so constituted as to derive satisfaction from serving than being served. As a rule it is best to start at the local level and work up." Attractively matted and framed to an overall size of 14.5 x 18. In fine condition. Provenance: from the estate of Senator Carl Levin. A lifelong Democrat, ardent advocate for civil rights, and staple of the United States Senate from 1979 to 2015, Senator Levin was also a longtime client of RR Auction. As a collector, he favored his political heroes—Harry S. Truman, Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and Martin Luther King, Jr.—as well as those figures emblematic of the American spirit, like Robert Frost, Joe Louis, and Helen Keller.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Fine Autograph and Artifacts Featuring Presidents
  • Dates: #658 - Ended February 08, 2023





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