American admiral and diplomat (1875–1959) who served as Governor of Puerto Rico, Ambassador to France, and chief of staff to Presidents Roosevelt and Truman. Leahy was the first member of the U.S. military to achieve a five-star rank. Matte-finish 10 x 8 photo, signed and inscribed in ink “To Mr. Elmer W. Moore, William D. Leahy, Fleet Admiral.” Moore (1909–2001), a Secret Service agent for nearly four decades, spent a year on Harry S. Truman’s presidential detail. Following the assassination of JFK, Moore would play a central role in the investigation headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren. After Warren began to receive death threats, he specifically requested that Moore be assigned as his personal security detail. Moreover, Moore played a crucial role in the investigation itself, conducting interviews with Jack Ruby (an acquaintance), Ruby’s roommate, several employees of the Texas School Book Depository, and the doctors at Parkland Hospital who desperately attempted to save the president’s life. Rippling to left and right edges, and three marginal dents to bottom edge, otherwise fine condition. R&R COA.
