Typed SIGNED Letter. by Truman., President Harry S - 1956

This Book is the second of a two-volume set written by former U.S. President, Harry Truman after he left office. This Book, Volume Two, was published one year later than Volume One, which was published in 1955. This Volume details the many issues facing President Truman in the aftermath of World War II, the reorganization of the War Department into the Department of Defense, the rise of Communism in many countries, the Cold War, his close election victory over Dewey in 1948, the organization of NATO, the Korean War and the firing of General MacArthur. This Volume is also important because Truman offers hope for mankind even as the Cold War escalates in the 1950's. Volumes are being sold separately because they were published in different years.

When Harry S. Truman, was selected to be the Vice-Presidential candidate by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1944, little did he know what he would be facing. Harry Truman became the U.S. President in 1945 upon the death of President Roosevelt. President Truman presided over the conclusion of World War II in Europe and was required to make the final decision regarding the use of the atomic bomb to end the war with Japan later that year. This Book is Volume I, Year of Decisions. In this Book, President Truman details all the situations and decision points and how his decisions were made in the best interest of the American people and the World. Volume One and Two are being sold separately because the were published in different years.

New York, The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, 1946. Paperback. First edition. Original illustrated orange paper wrappers with framed illustration of a mother holding her children. 4to. 32 pages; 22 x 28 cm. The 1945 Annual Report of the JDC detailing their aid to Holocaust survivors and refugees from around the globe including Europe, South America, Shanghai, and Palestine. Includes several articles by various authors such as "J. D. C. -A Living Tradition, " "So They May Live Again, " and "The American Scene, " as well as facsimiles of letters from President Harry S. Truman amongs others. Peppered with captioned black-and-white photographs, some full page, of Jewish refugees around the world. "The year 1945 opened with much of Europe still under the heel of the Germans. Again, as in previous years, the first task was to rescue the Jews in deadly peril of their lives. " SUBJECT (S) : Jewish refugees, Holocaust, WWII. OCLC lists 4 holdings worldwide (UC Southern California, Spertus, Tel… Read More

Washington: U. S. Govt. Printing Office, 1946. Paperback. 1st edition. Original paper wrappers. 8vo. 47 pages, 23 cm. In English. From the refugee period, just following the end of World War II. "Statement by the President: I am very happy that the request I made for the immediate admission of 100,000 Jews into Palestine has been unanimously endorsed by the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry. The transference of these unfortunate people should now be accomplished with greatest dispatch.... I am also please that the Committee recommends in effect the abrogation of the white paper of 1939, including existing restriction on immigration and land acquition to permit the further development of the Jewish national home.... " Excerpts from the 79th Congress, 2d Session, 1946. "The Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry was a joint British and American committee assembled in Washington on 4 January 1946. The committee was tasked to examine political, economic and social conditions in Mandatory Palestine as they… Read More