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Sept 8, 1949 THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON 5. TRUMAN Dear Nellier Ethel:- to ARCHIVES RECORDS NATIONAL AND EVEN D. SERVICE" I itas a very great pleasure to spend a few minutes with you on the 6th I wish there had been more time torand. Being what I am - President of a 149,000. 000 millions of people and the representative to the would of the meet poseful nation of all time- I-find that I can to what I'd like to do Never in my wildest dreams did I etca think o or wish for such a position. When I because the junior United States Missouri, I Mas sure I'd coached the price Senator repusenting the great State of of political success. Ital in the line of Deaton Cochall, (Im sorry to say Reed. you see the Senate is a continuing body. One