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  "I have boundless faith in the common sense and ultimate fairness of the American people": Rare 8 page advance press copy of the transcript of Harry S. Truman's historic presidential radio address of October 30, 1945; boldly signed by him

  TRUMAN, Harry S.

  Radio Address to the American People on Wages and Prices in the Reconversion Period. [Harry S. Truman Advance Press Copy Signed Presidential Address].

  Washington, D.C: [October 30, 1945].

  Exceptionally rare original advance press copy of the typed transcript of Truman's historic October 30, 1945 prime time Presidential address: "Radio Address to the American People on Wages and Prices in the Reconversion Period" which outlines policies to be implemented by the American government following the surrender of Japan and the subsequent transition from war to peace; boldly signed by Truman. 8 pp (8 inches by 14 inches), typescript, dated October 30, 1945, boldly signed by Truman in the upper right portion of the first page. This speech draft was given to the press in advance of President Truman's October 30, 1945 primetime radio address from the White House. In the headline area above the speech draft, White House official Eben A. Ayers urged the press to "Hold For Release." Under the imperative subheadings "Confidential" and "Caution," it is stated: "The following address of the President, to be broadcast from the White House, MUST BE HELD IN CONFIDENCE and no portion, synopsis or intimation may be published until delivery HAS BEGUN... Extreme care must be exercised to avoid premature publication..." In the speech, President Truman outlines his administration's position regarding "reconversion," that is, managing society's transition from a wartime economy to a peaceti...

  Price: $12,000.00     Item Number: 147625

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