PRESIDENT HARRY S TRUMAN - AUTOGRAPHED INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH - HFSID 253652

HARRY S. TRUMAN
Large 11/x14 b/w bust photo of President Harry S. Truman in a suit-and-tie, signed with "Kindest Regards"
Inscribed photograph signed "Kindest regards to Col. Joseph D. Alexander/Harry Truman". B/w, 11x14 overall, 8x10 image, one surface. Truman (1884-1972, born in Lamar, Missouri) had been Vice President for only 82 days when he became the 33rd President of the U.S. (1945-1953) upon Franklin D. Roosevelt's death on April 12, 1945. Faced with the ordeal of ending World War II, Truman oversaw the surrender of Germany (May 7) and ordered the atomic bombings on Hiroshima (August 6) and Nagasaki (August 9). He fought the Cold War with the Truman Doctrine, a policy granting Greece and Turkey $400 million in economic and military aid to help them fight Communist aggression. By the end of 1945, Truman had introduced economic measures that would become part of his Fair Deal program. As a result, the minimum wage was increased from 40 to 75 cents an hour through an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and Social Security benefits were extended to include approximately ten million more people. During his second term, Truman ordered U.S. forces into action when North Korean troops invaded American-supported South Korea. Lightly toned, creased, bowed and rippled. Paper loss and missing corner in top right corner. Lightly rounded corners. Adhesive residue on verso (no show-through). Otherwise in fine condition.