Papers, 1940-1963.

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Papers, 1940-1963.

Chiefly correspondence between McKim and Harry Truman; together with other correspondence, newspaper clippings, photos, and other material from McKim's personal scrapbook. Material relates principally to McKim's association with Harry S. Truman as chief administrative assistant to the president in 1945, as a member of the Board of Directors (1950-1953) of the Panama Canal Company, and as Truman's personal friend.

ca. 300 p.

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SNAC Resource ID: 8053080

Harry S. Truman Library

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Panama canal company

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United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman)

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Panama Canal Company. Board of Directors

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McKim, Edward D., 1895-1969

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Businessman and governmental official. From the description of Papers, 1940-1963. (Harry S Truman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959597 ...