Harry S. Truman
TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, May 21, 1951. Letter to the Hon. William Boyce, a career Democrat from Kansas and ally to Truman. In part: "The Democratic Party today has the responsibility of helping to guide this great nation through one of the most dangerous crises of history. In order to do this, the leaders of our Party must understand the tremendous problems our country faces, and the things we have to do to keep our nation safe and strong. And then the leaders of our Party must get these facts to the people. They must work with the members of the Government and with other public spirited citizens to get the facts of our present international situation and our foreign policy and our defense policy to the people. In spite of the confusors, in spite of the men of little faith, our country is meeting this crisis firmly and strongly. Our country has never been engaged in a more important struggle than the present conflict in Korea. It has never been embarked on a better or more important effort than our present policy of uniting the free nations and strengthening them to put a stop to the forces of aggression and the danger of another world war. Our aim is peace—a just and lasting peace. That is what I have been working for ever since I became President. Our policies are designed to bring about peace. The Soviet rulers can, of course, plunge the world into war, in spite of all we are trying to do. But our policy of unifying and strengthening the free world offers the best hope of avoiding war. No other policy offers as much. If we try to find a security by going it alone in the world, or by withdrawing and isolating ourselves from the rest of the world, we would be headed for disaster. We might very well bring about the world conflict we are trying to prevent. This is not a political matter. It is a matter of life and death for our country and our way of life." In fine condition, with rusty staple holes and paperclip impressions to the upper left corner. Provenance: Ex-Forbes Collection.
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TLS as president, two pages, 8 x 10.5, White House letterhead, May 21, 1951. Letter to the Hon. William Boyce, a career Democrat from Kansas and ally to Truman. In part: "The Democratic Party today has the responsibility of helping to guide this great nation through one of the most dangerous crises of history. In order to do this, the leaders of our Party must understand the tremendous problems our country faces, and the things we have to do to keep our nation safe and strong. And then the leaders of our Party must get these facts to the people. They must work with the members of the Government and with other public spirited citizens to get the facts of our present international situation and our foreign policy and our defense policy to the people. In spite of the confusors, in spite of the men of little faith, our country is meeting this crisis firmly and strongly. Our country has never been engaged in a more important struggle than the present conflict in Korea. It has never been embarked on a better or more important effort than our present policy of uniting the free nations and strengthening them to put a stop to the forces of aggression and the danger of another world war. Our aim is peace—a just and lasting peace. That is what I have been working for ever since I became President. Our policies are designed to bring about peace. The Soviet rulers can, of course, plunge the world into war, in spite of all we are trying to do. But our policy of unifying and strengthening the free world offers the best hope of avoiding war. No other policy offers as much. If we try to find a security by going it alone in the world, or by withdrawing and isolating ourselves from the rest of the world, we would be headed for disaster. We might very well bring about the world conflict we are trying to prevent. This is not a political matter. It is a matter of life and death for our country and our way of life." In fine condition, with rusty staple holes and paperclip impressions to the upper left corner. Provenance: Ex-Forbes Collection.
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