U.S. Presidents & First Ladies
Harold Truman
Harry S. Truman, born in 1884, was the 33rd President of the United States. He succeeded Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1945 and made crucial decisions during the end of World War II, including the use of atomic bombs on Japan. Truman also shaped post-war policy with the Marshall Plan and NATO, strengthening U.S. influence globally. He served until 1953.
January 28, 1953
Dear Mr. Fleming,
Your customer with no visible means of support is returning the cards, signed as requested. Sorry I overlooked that detail.
Am having a mail and baggage shower. Between 40 and 50 thousand letters are piled up in my new office at 1107 Fed. Res. Bank Bldg. K.C. Mo. and there are enough bags, trunks, boxes and junk to go into the second hand business in the garage, on the back porch and in all 14 rooms here at home. Will take months to dig out. If I’d known it would
be so much trouble, I’d have stayed in the White House!
Thanks for all your courtesies.
Sincerely,
Harry Truman
To, Hon. Robert V. Fleming
President, Riggs National Bank
Washington D.C.
Watch The Life of President Harry Truman
From humble beginnings as a small-town farmhand and public servant to his role as senator, vice president, and ultimately president of the United States, Harry Truman is an often overlooked figure in American history.
