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    "title": "Handwritten Note from Harry S. Truman",
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        "Steelman, John Roy, 1900-1999",
        "Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986",
        "Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969",
        "Presidential advisors",
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    "ocrText": "Nor. 20, 1952.\nThe President Elect came to see\nme day before yesterday, Nov. 18'52\nWhen he care into the Presidents\noffice he hada chip on his shoulden.\nOnly one photographer was allowed\nto take pictures in the office. HE\nmade three exposures. Two were\ngood, one looked grick. The grin\none was used by the N.Y. Times\nand one or two other Ike papers.\nThe two goodones were used by\nsome of the inctropolitan dailys.\nThe prece is stillin a had\nfix. Only attacks on the adminis -\ntration sell. papers. When the has\nto take attachs by his\nfair weather fixed. Inonder what\neffect it will hase.\nHold him when he cacae into\nthe Presidential office that all I\nhad in mind is an orderly\nturnover to him. I gase him\nthe world globe that he gase to we\nat Frank fort on my way to the\nconference at Potsdaca. I offered\nto lease the pictures of Hidalgo,\nthe therican Liberator, given to the\nfor the Presidential office, San Martin\nquen to the for the argentine govern\nment and Bolinar, given to the\nby the Veneyualaa Government,in the\nPresidents office. I was in formed,\ntake them with me that the\nthey curtly that I'd do well to\ngovernments of these countries\nwould no douth give the new President\nthe same pictures. Then I gase\nhim the world globe that he used\nin World War I rhich he Radgisen\nme at Frankfort when I went to\nPotsdaca. He acceptad that not\nsery grationsly.\nHold him that I wanted to turn\nthe administrative branch of the\ngovernmentorer to him as a\ngoing coacern and that That\ninstructe my White House Stall\nand all Cafinet Officers to eo-\noperate in this undertaking.\nIke ashed the if I had a\ncheif of staffin the W Rite House.\nHold him that there is an\nassistant to the President,Dr.\nJohn Steelmar who coordinates\nthe differences Returen Cabinet\nOfficers and letereen the Presidents\nSecretaries but that any member\nof the Cafinet and any secretary\nor administrative tant\nis at liberty to see the President\nat any time on any subject.\nIndiced hind that his\nappointment secretary would\nhe his personal contact with the\npublic Hold him that this man\nmust he a real diplonat atte\nto say \"No \"nine tenths of the time\nand make no one angry. I\ntold him that his fress secretary\nmust he athe to keep press and\nradio-telension in line. He must\nhe familian with reporters pathers\nand he atte to stand between the\nPresident and the presst radio.\nIndised him to oftaia a Ca-\nrespondence secretary who could\nsuggestaneners to 75% of the\nmail, keep track of birthdays,\nspecial days, proclamations and\nhe atte to write letters he could\nsign after reading the first\nparagraph.\nHold him he must have as-\nsistants who could talk to State,\nTreasury, Commerce and Labor,\nthat he must have one to act\nas personel officer to head off\njot hunters and to insestigate\nand make recommend twas\nfor allpositions filled by. Presiden-\ntial appointment. formed\nhim that he should hase a\n\"minority group \"ascintant to\nhear complaints andassuage the\nhunt feelings of Negros, Thexicans.\nPuesto Ricaa's, Indians and any\nother groups including, Poles,\nRithnavians, Irish and what\nhave you.\nIthink all this when into\none ear and out the other.\nThen Itook him Rack to\nthe Catinet Room and had,\nthe Sec. of State, the Sec of the\nTreasury, the See of Defence and\nasecill Harrinan hiel him\nand answer questions qen.\nEisenhawar was aserwhelmed\nwhen he found what he faced.\nHe had Sen. Lodge and In.\nDodge with him. Dodgs is an\nath, hoaest than\nIalso told him in my office that\nhe must Rase a conneitor who knows\nligislative proceedure and who could\nwrite fills and analyze laws which\ncame upto him to sign."
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