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    "ocrText": "3\nJOHN McSHAIN\nI7TH & SPRING GARDEN STREETS\nPHILADELPHIA\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nFebruary 15, 1952\nFEB 16 II 26 AM '52\nRECEIVED\nMy dear Mr. President:\nThank you for your note of January 30th.\nIn keeping with my previous promise, I would like to\nreview for you the progress as of this time, indicating the pos-\nsibility of the work at the White House being completed within\nthe period of time which you have specified. As of last evening,\nit was apparent that the picture is far brighter, and if you have\nan opportunity, over the week-end, to visit the building I am\nsure you will be very much encouraged.\nAs you know, the Third Floor is completed in its en-\ntirety and the decorators are now installing furniture and drape-\nries. All the work on the Second Floor, with the exception of\nsome miscellaneous glass work in the bathrooms, will be finish-\ned as of tonight. The painter is hopeful of finishing the great-\ner part of his work by Friday, February 22nd, thereby turning\nthis part of the building over to the interior decorators. The\nFirst Floor is well underway, and I am reasonably confident that\nsufficient time remains to permit us to complete all our work\nwithin the scheduled period. The Ground Floor and Basement,\nwhile in appearance are not too attractive, yet we feel confident\nat this time that well in advance of the date which you have set\nthese two floors will have been completed. We are hopeful of hav-\ning the kitchens completed in their entirety by the 15th of March,\nso that the various mechanisms can be carefully tested and ready\nfor use by the time you and Mrs. Truman return to the White House.\nWithin the next ten days, I am hopeful of giving you\na final report on the progress of the work, and it is my firm be-\nlief, at this time, that this report will contain an assurance\nthat the building will be completed within the time tyou specified\nand\nARCHIVES NATIONAL\na Sincerely yours,\nThe Honorable Harry S. Truman\nThe White House\nWashington 25, D. C."
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