Harry Truman TLS Referencing His Historic Victory Over Dewey
Harry Truman
Washington, DC, November 4, 1948
Harry Truman TLS Referencing His Historic Victory Over Dewey
TLS
Harry S. Truman typed letter signed on White House letterhead. 1p, 6.5" x 8.375" (sight); on route to Washington, D.C.; November 4, 1948. Truman writes to Cyrus S. Ching two days after his historic defeat over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey, with a postscript referencing his victory: "Saw you at the station but too many handshakes prevented my talking to you there." The letter is matted alongside a photograph of Truman and an explanatory plaque to an overall size of 20" x 15.125". Single horizontal mail fold, with bright paper.
In full:
"I certainly appreciated your note of the first. I couldn't let them pick on you without saying something about it because you have done a wonderful job as a conciliator." Signed, "Sincerely yours, Harry S. Truman"; with a lengthy handwritten postscript, "Saw you at the station but too many handshakes prevented my talking to you there. Come in when I get back."
The letter dates from the immediate aftermath of one of the most memorable elections in American history. Although Truman won by a wide margin in electoral votes, the popular-vote contest was considerably narrower, contributing to the erroneous "Chicago Daily Tribune" headline "Dewey Defeats Truman," famously displayed by Truman in a post-election photograph. The handwritten postscript refers to having seen Ching among the people congratulating him on his election victory.
Cyrus S. Ching was the first director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, which was established with the passage of the Taft Hartley Act (over Truman's veto). Ching reluctantly accepted the appointment with Truman's encouragement and served in the post through Truman's presidency. During his time in office, Ching advised Truman to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act during a strike at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in December 1947, and mediated several important strikes, including the 1949 steel strike, the 1949 Hawaii dockworkers' strike, and several coal strikes. Ching was in the midst of mediating the 1948 New York dockworkers' labor disputes, which he would successfully settle in early December.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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Harry Truman
Washington, DC, November 4, 1948
Harry Truman TLS Referencing His Historic Victory Over Dewey
TLS
Harry S. Truman typed letter signed on White House letterhead. 1p, 6.5" x 8.375" (sight); on route to Washington, D.C.; November 4, 1948. Truman writes to Cyrus S. Ching two days after his historic defeat over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey, with a postscript referencing his victory: "Saw you at the station but too many handshakes prevented my talking to you there." The letter is matted alongside a photograph of Truman and an explanatory plaque to an overall size of 20" x 15.125". Single horizontal mail fold, with bright paper.
In full:
"I certainly appreciated your note of the first. I couldn't let them pick on you without saying something about it because you have done a wonderful job as a conciliator." Signed, "Sincerely yours, Harry S. Truman"; with a lengthy handwritten postscript, "Saw you at the station but too many handshakes prevented my talking to you there. Come in when I get back."
The letter dates from the immediate aftermath of one of the most memorable elections in American history. Although Truman won by a wide margin in electoral votes, the popular-vote contest was considerably narrower, contributing to the erroneous "Chicago Daily Tribune" headline "Dewey Defeats Truman," famously displayed by Truman in a post-election photograph. The handwritten postscript refers to having seen Ching among the people congratulating him on his election victory.
Cyrus S. Ching was the first director of the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, which was established with the passage of the Taft Hartley Act (over Truman's veto). Ching reluctantly accepted the appointment with Truman's encouragement and served in the post through Truman's presidency. During his time in office, Ching advised Truman to invoke the Taft-Hartley Act during a strike at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in December 1947, and mediated several important strikes, including the 1949 steel strike, the 1949 Hawaii dockworkers' strike, and several coal strikes. Ching was in the midst of mediating the 1948 New York dockworkers' labor disputes, which he would successfully settle in early December.
This item comes with a Certificate from John Reznikoff, a premier authenticator for both major 3rd party authentication services, PSA and JSA (James Spence Authentications), as well as numerous auction houses.
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