Description

Description: This kind 1978 letter to Kevin Brady of Westchester, PA is signed by former First Lady Bess Truman (1885-1982). The letter reads in part: “I am delighted to send congratulations to your mother on the occasion of her 96th birthday… I hope she has a very happy day.” Mrs. Truman herself lived to be 97 years old.

Bess Truman served as First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953 as the wife of President Harry S. Truman. She had previously served as Second Lady of the United States from January to April 1945, until the death of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

Typed on a sheet of Truman’s personal stationery that is blind-stamped with her Independence, Missouri address. Matted with a portrait image of Bess Truman. Sight size: 6 1/2″ x 5″. Overall: 12″ x 9″. Item #A02087

Condition: Mailing fold lines, otherwise fine, with a strong, neat signature.