PRESIDENT HARRY S TRUMAN - INSCRIBED MAGAZINE PHOTO SIGNED 08/20/1958 - HFSID 256845

HARRY S. TRUMAN
Large 10¼x13¼ color magazine photo of a smiling President Harry S. Truman sitting behind a cluttered desk in a suit-and-tie, signed with "Kind regards" in 1958
Inscribed magazine photograph signed "Kind regards to/Jess L. Hoaglin from/Harry Truman/8/20/58". B/w, 10¼x13¼.Facsimile signature at bottom edge. This is not a photo of the Oval Office. Rather, it appears to be Truman's personal office after he stepped down as President. 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, stained and creased. Missing top right and bottom left corners. Tears along all edges with some tape repairs on verso. Light impressions and scuff marks. Pinhead-sized areas of paper loss. Otherwise in fine condition.