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President Harry Truman to Former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt Impressed with Her Son Franklin & Her Forward
HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972). Thirty-Third President of the United States, who Authorized Dropping of the First Atomic Bomb on Japan to End World War II.

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT (1884-1962). Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was an American politician, diplomat, and activist; longest-serving First Lady, from March 1933 to April 1945.
November 6, 1945-Dated, Rare “First Family” Related Pair of Typed Letters. Typed Letter Signed “Harry S. Truman” as President, 1 page, measuring 7” x 9”, on official “The White House - Washington” stationery, Very Fine. President Harry Truman writes to former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt that he was very impressed upon meeting her son Franklin for the first time. Written to Eleanor Roosevelt, and accompanied with the former First Lady’s Typed Letter Signed which was enclosed with Truman’s letter to another correspondent. Here, President Truman writes, in full:

“Dear Mrs. Roosevelt: ---

I have your letter of November first enclosing a memorandum given to you by the President of the State Teachers College in New Paltz, New York.

With a few reservations to some of the details, it strikes me as a very commendable suggestion although I must admit that I feel it would be very difficult to put into execution.

It would seem to be the kind of thing which should come spontaneously from groups of people rather than from the Government, and, therefore I am wondering what you had in mind should be done by our Government in connection with it

I had an opportunity to meet young Franklin for the first time when he was down here, and was very much impressed. ---- With kindest regards, --- Very Sincerely, (Signed) Harry S. Truman”.

Eleanor Roosevelt forwards Truman’s Letter on, Accompanied by her own Typed Letter Signed, dated November 9, 1945, to a Mr. Haggerty, Very Fine. Her note reads, in full:

“I am enclosing the letter which I received from President Truman in answer to mine about your plan. --- Very Sincerely Yours, - (Signed) Eleanor Roosevelt”.

An excellent Pair of Letters wih a great association between the First Families. (2 Letters)
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. (1914-1988) was a decorated ship commander in the Navy during World War II. He was later elected as a Democrat to the U.S. House (1949-54), but was defeated for the New York Democratic Gubernatorial nomination in 1954. A close friend of John F. Kennedy, he served in the Kennedy Administration as Undersecretary of Commerce, and as chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. At the time this letter was written, he had most likely had the opportunity to meet President Truman during his efforts to create the American Veterans Committee.