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Document 76238

HARRY S TRUMAN
Signed First Day Cover honoring Eleanor Roosevelt.
Philatelic Envelope signed: "Harry S Truman", 6½x3½. First Day Cover honoring Eleanor Roosevelt, 5-cent stamp affixed, postmarked Washington, D.C., October 11, 1963, FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. On the afternoon of April 12, 1945, after the Senate had adjourned, Vice President Harry S Truman went to the office of Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn to discuss some current legislation. When he arrived in Rayburn's office, he was informed that Stephen Early, President Roosevelt's Press Secretary, had just called and wanted Truman to return his call immediately. Early told Truman to come to the White House. When Truman arrived around 5:25 P.M., he was taken directly to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt's study. Mrs. Roosevelt approached Truman, put her arm about his shoulder and told him: "Harry, the President is dead." Truman was so taken aback, he remained silent for a moment. When finally able to speak he asked Mrs. Roosevelt: "Is there anything I can do for you?" Truman, in Volume One of his Memoirs, said he would never forget her response: "Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now." Fine condition. Framed in the Gallery of History style: 21½x17½.

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