Lot 700
Truman, Harry S (1884-1972) 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953). Typed letter signed as President, on pale green White House letterhead, one page, 9" x 7", Washington, Dec. 21, 1948, with transmittal envelope. To Dr. G. Bromley Oxnam, a leftist who was Bishop of the Methodist Church in the New York area in 1936. He was associated with a number of political groups, such as the Council of American-Soviet Friendship, which were later exposed as Communist fronts. Truman writes in part, "… I had already seen in the press the answer of the Council of Bishops of the Methodist Church to the charges of the Un-American Activities Committee but am glad to have for ready reference the complete text of the release prepared for the papers of December fifth. The great American public will be strengthened by the assurance that Communism has not infiltrated the churches of this Nation…" Fine. Included are three books: Testimony of Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam[Committee On Un-American Activities Hearing Report], Washington, 1954; G. Bromley Oxnam, I Protest, Harper & Brothers Publishers, New York, 1954; Robert Moats Miller, Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam Paladin of Liberal Protestantism, Abingdon Press, Nashville, 1990.
Estimated Value $600 - 800.
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