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    "title": "Longhand Note of Judge Harry S. Truman",
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        "President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration)",
        "Longhand Notes Files"
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        "Barr, Robert W., 1887-1942",
        "Bash, Thomas Benton, 1893-1952",
        "Vrooman, Howard J., 1875-1937",
        "Pendergast, Michael J., 1867-1929",
        "Pendergast, Tom, 1870-1945",
        "Veatch, N. T. (Nathan Thomas), 1886-1975",
        "Stayton, Edward M. (Edward Moses), 1874-1954",
        "Truman, Bess Wallace, 1885-1982",
        "Truman, Martha Ellen, 1852-1947",
        "Wallace, Fred, 1900-1957",
        "Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008",
        "County government",
        "Gambling",
        "Politicians",
        "Hospitals",
        "Political corruption",
        "Roads"
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    "ocrText": "TENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nPickwick\nE ARCHIVES NATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE\" NOVERNMENT YRUMAN AND\nKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI\nPolitics Rilan etc.\nI hase always \"feliesed in Saata\nwith Bon Knowan and Bash\nopenion until my association\nClaus I guess H Mal my\nthat most then bad a sense\nof honor. Now Ido of dow\nmost men Reing & most\nThe Boss says that Rone in stead. of\npatrito a position where they\nof then are not whan they are\nlan get array with crookedress\nmy premise that 92% are honest\n2 guess I've feew wrong in\nmaybe 92% are not things fust\nit's r certainty that 92% are\nnot e thically honest. The\ngot a Councelor who is thank\ngnd, but he is a damned\nfault with every one how Chiston\ncraf along with it He finds нтизт\ndown. His honesty has truned\nin on him and somed him.\nwith me. If I'd had a crook\nBut I'm glad his associated\nin that office or if Death + Stayton\nhad feen crooks my Carele as a\nthe usual seandle.\npublic official would have feen\nThe poor old \"taxpayer\" the Pay\nin the cartoon has about\nwith the mustash and decty hat\nmuch show as a snowlall in\nhell if the executives he hire\nprohibition has basened the show\nhave ambitions to get rich and\nhe had.\nPickwick\nTENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nARCHIVES\nAND\nLIBRA\nKANSAS CITY. MISSOURI\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\nE GOVERNMENT\nThave had tear monder ul\nWest Pointee to deal with.\naffociates in addition to my\nera 4 intrict, is and still M ST\nThe pist The how the Weat-\ngust the Most acco aplished\nIn he la met; an advound\ngood fellow. He never did leaver\nwhat it was all about, het he\nraped My West Positer They\nwould get down behind the Reuch\nand roll the honer while Sral\nsigned and transac Ted faciuss\nThey both loted the ladies and if\na shirt a sked a labor I hadha\nchance to refuse her Both had\ndaughters and telephone guils on\nthe IRUGRAIM say + noll. The Vertern атзаята нтиз les-\nsociety losed the -ladier So much\ndied. left hein and basted hin.\nhis gard rule and her three chil-\nI liked him and he liked the His\npolitica ( laction thought he hked\nthe too well and rolled hig fora\nthe force of the Peace\nTrust. This M presentative ofthe\nPossen Trustget his stand in\"\nthroug (* Doc Director Johnson the City\nthan said pers. Doc A the little of Fine Dew The Dos's\nfegus de. charater Ill Mis for the\n\"connee tion.\"\nhig loss he hat no feurner\nThis second associate from the\nmest or HC is sort of mooder\nheaded but has a complex for\ntake my West Pointer by Storm\nmoney and his faction He tried to\n3\nPickwick\nTRUMAN\nNATIONAL\nTENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nARCHIVES KANSAS CITY. MISSOURI\nRECORDS\n8.5. SERVICE\n&\nHk mont P.T L. to own the\nbut as usual got no where\nprofect from every corcurty\nCounty and hid like to make trans- a\naction if he Rud how He got\nrolled too and now they are\ngoing to give me leaver a has meat he the\nIean put the County where\nWell before you le\nnone of the crooks Con Molit.\nall this give me head aches and\nif Ican.\nmy private fusiness has gone to\npatso that I'll be More than pau-\nper when Im done Insor a Battery\nCom mander m 1918and Invade a\npartner of an other one m the\nSame out lif, who used the\nfor his aur ends, rothed the\nDeouldn't shoot him nh in that\ngot me into a position where OMA нтизт\nhuting a lot of invocent by-\nstandeds and laughe at\nIt nearly makes the\nmust. When I get done, and\ndone when I finish this Terro\nI'll hase a losely nife a sereet\ndaughter and no finances. Ial-\nmost felieve that Money or the\ngoods the would, whether if to\ngle and for salaces after all. is M all But that according Me stug\nstone clubs and Eases are gold\nPhistarch thoses Buddoh and the\nother ethical enthusia sts init\nall. I monder.\nWife in boads\nand 700000 in reserve in\nduini tration I could have way\n$1.500,000.00 thasen $150.00 am R\n5\n%\nTRUMAN\nHARRY\n'NATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nLIBRARY\nSERVICE\"\nTENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nPickwick\nU.S.\nGOVERN WENT\nKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI\nfoolar on ethical giant I dont\nknow The Boss in his with at\nme because his crooked con\n-\nTractors got no contracts said\nI was you norking to give my con\nsubling engineer a nationancle\ninputation and that my honor\nMouldn't be a pinch of\nTaxpayer thoney goes on the\nI dori Cara if Iget honor the\nground are into the I Kulding\nit, in tende d for. hope\nthere are no more lond issues\nand no More tray le, mutif\ncan Mall a filling tation or\nI'm done and then maybe I\nSome thing mutil The Men my\nthere scole f ten and, go to a\nquing f grase imploid\nmanted to simply ЭТОН the admins-\ntration of count goit and\nthat would he schuph far the\nmake a Proceed\nwhican who runs the chamba of\ngent general puthic but the Rep\nSome day it will have to he\nCorrinna for He said no\ndone ac Ceuse a complete\nI think maybe that machines are\nnew deal M local government\nWid letter have those people at\nnot So good for the country\nMark and pay more for hings;\nbut not my government There\nare making & Ma haves.\nof linein, Ed But lee they all has\nTanany Bill Thorapson In Cox\nhat one end- 100l the Hay payer\nsteal the taxes. The peopleare\nPickwick\nTRUMAN\nTENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nNATIONAL\n1813\nRCHIVES AND\nKANSAS CITY. MISSOURI\n00808\nSERVICE\nROVERNUENT\ndey and Con suincisus thinking.\nThan hin doing Some my\nIs a seenice to the pathic ar one\ncountry month one like ifit he-\nlower necessary to give it, to\naccomplish the end sought ?\nshould a won in public of ice\nSee that his family and officing\nare provided for even though\nethic and honan have to Re\nthom One of my pre-\ndeceased answered that MI the\naffirmative Since a child at my mo these\nHuce I have felieved in Lonos\nethics and I right living as it, allow\nreseard. find a seily small\nminority who agree intravion\nthat premise For instance I\nhonorable father a Man wh shauld\npicked a son of\nhase had Washington, Lee Jackson\ngustabus adolphed for his idea S,\nto associate with me in caughing\nouta program and I got a did,\na cocabling no ideals no nothing.\nHid use his office for his oct\nanricheaent, his not time do his\ninfelanda whan not honorolle\nin his marital relations is naturally\nhonocable in any other). 4'd\non any one else his associated with\nout for his acout gain het for lack\nof guts. He Movied about the frontin\nthe any in 1918 use til he made\nhimself rich enough to stay at home\nof his Mohd, futhe gaves it they\nIan oflign ted to the Big Does, a set than\nBut he's mota a thimmer. He, Mr times\ndown and usually on a serve thing\nARGHIVES NATIONAL AND\nRDS\nTENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nPickwick\nis.\nKANSAS CITY. MISSOURI\npart owned a Randy house and\nhas soloon and garathing is tallicheaent,\nfut his all than Insonder who\nnaised in that entironment,\nis\nMonth Lock? those in the light of the\nJanuary a small duck in a\nthey large puddle but I an\nPlace for presery conditions but\nor municiple gast Whore to\ninterested hey deeply in local\nmeep on Sunday, play show\nsmithing Shareb members with who\non thouday drink on Tuesday,\nself out to the Boss on Meduciday\nrepeat about Friday and start\noffer on Securday. I think maybe\nthe foes no meanent hearer\ntan. the suisclees.\nIn 1922 Insas acce den they\nell elected to public office 33DOM and CMA\nexecutive food ruth the present\nsused two years on Jackson County for\nit know whatist Mal allatout\nE.W. Hayes, a good old Man who did\ncity manager of Hansas Caty and\nThe presen eity manage a now the\nCount inth help and the Sue-\nunded, they to the further of the\npresent Big Boss, who Mal my poli-\nmonite, from the fin Coreur trand\ntical mentor in separating the Shan-\ngetting auselves placiansly likeliched\nin 1924 The presentaity manage is\nstill sare about it\nThey insahiath in my edu.\nis execute d in Hose thro years\nIlearned a lot afautgastas she\nin really raw things locally.\nopera tion and Ialco loundout\nthe machiney of\nSAFETY ARCHIVESTAND NATIONAL RECORDS SERVICE GOVERN THEMP\n\"Pickwick\nTENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI\nIn 1924 Imas defeated\nfy the rabhts who holted the Democratur\nI spent two years think and\nticket, because of a la h of Rel, and\ntrying to make some Reea and\nbutter for my syuthea + and\nform who came\nshorty licking\nIn 1926 was pyton the Dein\nocratic Ticket Ru the Big Bosi as a\nthe County Collector whith pay S\ncandidate for Presideng Jadge Insanted\nbut the young the kuty\na handsome profit to the holder\nupset that anbi they, must\nthe disguit of the fy their of the Big\nBoss said teing my politival\ngodnest mentor. sould Illosed Herdead him how- as\ndid my the land alson slide daddy which mady\nto Segan try to and take discrip my to job my secious good motheis and\nthe letter key than in the Country gort.\nteaching and to a read public Ea-\ntant, all the time thinking that my\nthe Same ideals.\nassociate # whom Thad fe check had\nstay hand putits condition one\nmy County need of comething to\nnoods While I had femon the\nof we me had employed R.R.a.l\nCourt with the present ity Managh\nhour dead an l considere di a\nbad man Ry the present Higheray\nEngineery afthe Counta and they the\nThis gave the an associates, Injan\na survey of the County idea. ds\nColonel of th 110th Engineers Roo to make\nof 1927 I suggested tomy\nthat me appoint a couple afnor\nstill not knowing the man J'd picked,\nLIBRARY\nPickwick\nARCERVICE\nTENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nU.S.\nGOVE\nKANSAS CITY. MISSOURI\nmake a the County toy abod\npartison or bipartator flighters to\nWe appointe of the Col. ofthe and\nsystem. agreed\na Republicon who had been as-\nSolia te d with him in a H.C.\nSeifer project. (ue me of them was\nRept once Has Dr., Attgrod\nand Mationally known engluees.\nRepersen English of the\nCounty had made a reacon\nmeada tion M 1925 that thas\nbe done after the presente ty\nmanager and Thad Sing estad\nit and feer debated The\nMen who successions had been\ndumb feels and didn't see its\nnecessarity. These memorith\nmy assistance laid out sys\n$6,50 Thad gotte the assurance\nten of noads estimatedto lost\nof fith Democratic forces they\nBigone and the the one that\nthey would he for it Thad\nfeen to fee all the\nleaders of the Reputhion party\nincluding that peesen trainity\nand the one who\ndisorced his info after there\ndays as well as the YMCA\nleader and forever Thayan offer\nThad taken the Texpayers league\nto see the Fainty\nm hung of 1918\nuniquented by my-4 Januar Major\nSue Mas noted and only the\nOn May 8, 1928,mg birth day, this\nTRUMAN\nLIBERT and ANYWH\nPickwick\nU.S.\nTENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nCITY, MISSOURI\nroads the County Hospital cad the Pard\nThe Count Camed 7000.00 RO the\nand Hospital Bonds of therely couid.\nCity 700 000 The Manager hadsaid\nto the that he insted the County\nthan and did nit not if Mich\nwas out of it I was a gheth\nhim when the msultral admond\nafter the issues canied my train\nthis began The Does Monted no\nthe mide and I Icouldu t. He\nto que a Catas Grocked contractors\ngot awful augly atene butde-\ncided that my way year bestlay\nthe pullic and the he party. Butt\nhad to Compromite with am\nbecause my thong\nWilliam as solders say a SOB\nCounty fain Jackson County\nhe your young toe treall his Heroy\nThis sure tasaaciate frume my\nfriend, who that upposed to back\nthe bad already made a cteal\nwith a farmer cigaRed contracter,\na friend of the Doss's Mho had rob-\nbed Jackson Country under the\nquinteracy Ispok of in the hirst\nparagraph That to compromite\nin Lader to get the noted road)\nsystem laurs fout all fegause\nof ning associate. Thad to let car\ndont 10,0000 hom the\ndue a friend of they Big Boss steal\nYorkan Schlon keeper and was\nlnne ideal absociate ofth County and to satily the my\nTRUMAN\nEAR ARCHIVES AND LIBRARY\nPickwick\n8.5.\nKANSAS CITY, MISSOURI\nTENTH AND MCGEE STREETS\nor More an top the boadiesue\ncrooks from a million\nWar dright or did I companed\na felory ? Idan't know\nThe Boss tells rine that in Kan\n2ns City they dostee every hid So\nthat the inside get\nthe tract. I hnor that my\nformer associate is honest\nhat he must be incumented\nby his anything\nI've got worth of\nlique that make the crooks\nroad, on the ground and at\ntear their hair The hospital is\nup at a less cant than am\nsimilar institution in spote\nwhom I'd Ra dto employ\nof ncy drunker frotheren law\nthe jt to Keep peace inthe\nfamily. I've heed do min the\nfor if \"34 a quat life you\nHospital truy self and pay him\nper fed cast is one half the\ndon't maken Erere at that the\nlif's and St Lakes andany\nothers you want to name\nam I an a as\nnot? Or am Ijusta wook\nto Com provide in order to\nget the jot done ? you judyer\nit, Ican t.\nPSF 334 Longhoud notes Co. Judge"
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