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Lot #129
Harry S. Truman

“I am very unhappy about this”: Truman forwards bad news from JFK

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“I am very unhappy about this”: Truman forwards bad news from JFK

TLS, one page, 7.25 x 10.5, personal letterhead, October 16, 1963. Truman writes to Brigadier General C. J. Mara regarding a letter sent to Truman by then-President Kennedy, a copy of which is included, in which Kennedy regrets the inability to appoint Mara to the National Selective Service Appeal Board because of a regulation preventing retired officers from serving on the board. Truman’s letter, in full: “I am enclosing you a copy of a letter from the President of the United States, which I have just received. I am very unhappy about this and he seems to be in the same frame of mind. I wish you would talk this over with Harry Vaughan and see what he can do about it.” Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Faint toning and tiny rust stains to staple holes, otherwise fine condition. Auction LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.

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  • Dates: #325 - Ended September 19, 2007