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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 to Lewis Strauss

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00162.19 Author/Creator: Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Typed letter signed Date: February 15, 1951 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 18 cm Order a Copy

Harry S. Truman thanks Lewis Strauss for his memoranda. Truman thinks it is crucially important to maintain good relations with Jewish, Catholic and Protestant world leaders, "As you know, I have been trying my best to organize the moral forces of the world..."

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972
Strauss, Lewis L., 1896-1974

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