May 05, 2016 - Sale 2413

Sale 2413 - Lot 210

Price Realized: $ 375
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
"[DAUGHTER MARGARET] IS VERY ANXIOUS TO MAKE GOOD ON HER OWN" TRUMAN, HARRY S. Typed Letter Signed, "H.S.T.," as President, to Assistant to the President John R. Steelman, explaining that he did not want [his daughter] Margaret to make an appearance at the Chicago A.F. of L. Union Industries Show and requesting that Steelman find another way to appease the people who made the request. 1 page, 4to, White House stationery; horizontal fold, staple stain and holes at upper left, faint scattered soiling. With the original envelope. (TFC) Washington, 8 February 1951
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"Your note of the sixth in regard to the A.F. of L. Union Industries Show . . . was discussed with Margaret. She told me that if I told her to appear she would . . . .
"I told her that I would not tell her to do it because . . . she will be on call for the CIO, United Mine Workers, the Automobile Workers and . . . the United States Chamber of Commerce, Manufacturers Association and things of that sort. She is very anxious to make good on her own in a strictly professional career and I just can't bring myself to order her to make this appearance. . . ."
with--Two typed notes to Steelman from "V.C." concerning arrangements with Teamsters representative Ray Leheney involving a photo opportunity during the May 18 show. Each 1 page, 12mo. Np, 2; 9 February 1951.