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    "title": "Longhand Note of President Harry S. Truman",
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        "President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration)",
        "Longhand Notes Files"
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    "subjects": [
        "Jacobson, Edward, 1891-1955",
        "Shannon, Joseph B., 1867-1943",
        "Clark, Bennett Champ, 1890-1954",
        "McElroy, Henry F., 1865-1939",
        "Pendergast, James M. (James Michael), 1895-1966",
        "Bulger, Miles, Jr., 1877-1939",
        "Harrison, Pat, 1881-1941",
        "Barkley, Alben William, 1877-1956",
        "Cochran, John Joseph, 1880-1947",
        "Pendergast, Tom, 1870-1945",
        "Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945",
        "Farley, James Aloysius, 1888-1976",
        "Pendergast, Michael J., 1867-1929",
        "Milligan, Jacob Le Roy, 1889-1951",
        "Courthouses",
        "Roads",
        "Political leadership",
        "World War, 1914-1918",
        "Legislators",
        "County government"
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    "ocrText": "b\nRBY S SERVICE' RECORD NATIONAL THUMAN LIFE\nFROM THE DESK OF Harry S. Truman\nThere has been much\nJan. 10, 1952\nspeculation about my M- -\nlationship politically with\nT.J. Peadergant (Tom). HE\nhearne a powerful political\nfoss in after 1926.\nHis career ended in the early\n1940's\nI joined a new National\nGuard Battery of Light Field\nattillery on June 14, 1905.\nH Mas Battery B. 1st RaHalion\nMissouri Field antillery\nFROM THE DESK OF Harry S. Truman.com\nSARAY ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL AND LIBRARY\nWhen Horld War I Carke on\napril 6, 1917 - that Has the date\nthe United States declared Mar\non the Central Powers, Battery B\nin Kansas City and Battery C\nin Independence Here expand\ned into a registent of six fatter-\nis and a Headquarters and Supply\nCompanies This requirent because\nthe 129th F.A. 35th Dision Hwas\ntrained at Caiup Doniplan\nF.Sill Okla\nIn Battery Bat Camp Donighan\n&\nTRUMAN\nANYWH\nNATIONAL\nHA\nARCHIVES AND\nLINE\nRECORDS\n:\nSERVICE\"\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S. Truman\nERNMENT\nHas a young Man by the name\nof James M. Pea degast, son\nPerdengact, older\nI because hery well acquain-\nof J. Pendergant\nted with young Jim during the\nyour and when I Carve fack I\nmarried and established my\nresidence at Independence\nIn 1922, it became necesdary\nthe County Count, an adminis-\nto elect an Eastern Judge for\ntratise tody similar to County\nCommissioners in other States.\nBIRTH ARCHIVES & \"NATIONAL ECORDS TRUMAN AND UNITED ANY\nSERVICE\"\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S. Truman\nVERNMENT\nfather th. J. to see the at the\nJina Pendergast frought his\nalong in July or august 1921\nI Here operating on West\nlittle stole Eddie Jacoboa and 12th\nSheet m Kansas City\nthe goat organization in the\nMike Prodergact of was head of\nold 10th Ward of Kausas City and\nwas recognized in the country\npart of Jackson County as\nthe head of the Pendergast\norganization outside Kansarlity,\nTRUMAN\nNATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nLIBRARY\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S.\nTruman,\nKW\n........\nconsider the nomination to\nM.J. asked me if I would\nthe County Counthorn the Eastern\nDistrict Hold him I would\nI had feen roadoserser in\nfamily form is located and\nWashington Tormship where the\nPostmaster of grandries he-\nfore World Wai I carne along.\nWell to make it. short\nI filed for Eastern Judge at the\nproper time in 1927 There\nthere form other candidates.\nTRUMAM\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S.\nTruman\nLIBRARY\nSERVICE\"\nGOVERNMENT\na fanker at Blue Springs,\nhermett a fine\nMaa Mas endorsed by the\nraffits another Democratic\nfaction in the City and Cont\nheaded by Joseph B. Shannon\nthe 5th Mo. His tristfor a long\nafterward Congress than from\ntime. a road fuilding contract\nor by the make of George\nshaw was ano then candidate.\nHe had no factional backing\nTom Parenta wadoshreer\n\"NATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nLIBRARY\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S. Truman\ngovernment\nat Oak Grose had the backing\nof Miles Buber, Presiding Judge\nof the Correcty Contanda num-\nfer of roadoferseers James\nCompton an Independence\nrealestate man Mas the fifth\ncandidate.\nImade a house to house\ncanrass, ment to every political\nmeeting and you the homi-\nnation Even the goat organ-\nintion didn't think Icould\ndo it. When it came time for\nARCHIVES NATIONAL TRUMAN AND LIBRA\nRECORDS\nU.S. GOVERNMENT\nSERVICE\"\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S. Truman\nrelection in 1924 the raffits\nLotted the ticket because of\ndifferences other patronage and\nI Mas defeated by a nice old\nRepublican harness maker in\nIndependence, who aftermands\nfeat became locally, famous for that\nI Ment to rock after my\ndefeat fat kept up my politi-\ncal contacts. In 1926 the factions\npatchering their difference. In the\nspring Kansas City adopted a new\ncity manager stay be charter and\nARRY ARCHIVES S. NATIONAL TROMAN AND LIBRO\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S. GOVERNMENT Truman\nthe Democrato elected fire of the\nnine councilinen and appointed\nHenry the Elsoy City Manager He\nhad feen my colleagne on the\nCounty Count from the Western\nDistrict which was Kaasar City\nI Mas nominated and elected\nin the fall election and took\nPresiding Judge of the County Court\noffice Jan /, 1927\nThen I had my first contacts\nwith Tg. Pendergast and Joseph\nB. Shahnon They mere interested\nin county patronage andalso\nHARRY B.S. Go. ARCHIVES 'NATIONAL SERVICE RECORDS GOVERNMENT TRUMAN AND LIBERTY\nFROM THE DESK OF Harry S. Truman\nin county purchases The Court\nappointe of the purchasing agent,\na country welfare officer, a county\nauditor, heads of hornes, approved\nthe fudgets of elected officials\nof the country, such as Treasurer,\nCounty Clerk Circuit Clerk, County\nColector, County assessor, County\nHighway Engineer The Countalso\nappointed road osersens aadra-\nrious other officials. There the\nabout nine here dred pationage\njots and they could he the founda-\ntion of a political organization\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S. Truman\nAREA ARCHIVES NATIONAL THEMAN AND THERE\nGOVERNWENT\nin having as many friends in\nTg. Penderga twas in terested\nKey positions as possible fut he\nalways took the position that if\na than didn't do the job he was\nsupposed te do frie him and\nget someone who Mould would. Jahroys\nfollowed that policy and I neser\nhad a cross mond with Line P.\nfor an election to authorize a\nIn 1928 the a city decide d to ask\nanditorinu, a city hall, a senser\nfond issue for traffic crays, an\nchiding a water plant and the\nsystem and several other things in-\n*\nTRUMAN\nARRY\n'NATIONAL\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S.\nTruman\nLIBRARY\nNOVERNMENT\npurchase of a fudge across the\nMissouri Riser.\nfoad issue at the Sache time\nIdecided to ask for a County\nfor a road system, two new\nCount Houses, and a County Ros-\npital. Pendergart told ne that\na county foud issue would not\nCARRY I told him that if Hold\nthe foters hos I would hardle\nit that it gould carry.\nI ment to the people and told\nthem that I stould appoint a\nhi-partisan foard of engineers\nS. THOMAN\nFROM THE DESK OF Harry S HARRY Truman\nU.S.\nSERVICE\nto oberses the road construction\nand that I woulderapby the two\nhest known fines of architects\nin town to handle the fuilding\nprogram with a consulting\narchitect horn out of the State.\nThe country foad issue carried\nfay a three fourths majority in-\nstead of the require of two thirds.\nIappointe d the engineers and\nthe localarchitects. Then Itook\nmy prisate car - nota county\none and chose to Shreseport ten-\nMEN, Houston Racine Wilmankee\nBuffalo, Brooklyn, Lmcoln Baton\nRouge and seperal other places\n/\nTRUMAH\nNATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nAUVUS\nSERVICE\"\nFROM THE DESK OF Harry S. Truman -\nand lo oked at the new puthic\nfuildings met the architects\nfuildings and finally decided to\nand contractors, inspected the\nemploy the architect of the Court\nHouse at Shrepeport as consult\nting fuildings architect for our county\nWhen the Courtmas ready to\nlet the first road contra As In\nPenderga. st called rue and Hold\nthe that he Mas in troutle\nwith the local road outra fors\nand stould I meet and talk\nwith them Itold him I would.\nI met then with T4. P present.\nMYNOUX\nFROM THE DESK OF Harry S.\nARRY Truman government 'NATIONAL LIBRA\nThey gave the the old song and\ndance about heing local citizens\nshould have an inside track\nand tax payers and that they\nto the construction conhacts.\nHold then that the contra As\nwould he let to the breast Riddes\nwhere eser this carke pora and\nthat the specifications mouldad-\nhis friends and said Itold you\nhere to shietly. Tg turned to\nthat his the contrariestinan\nin the Corcaty. getoutof hers getout of he\nWhen they Mere gone\nthe carh\nmissing I di djust\nthat But there Mas a three\nS.\nTRSMAN\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S. Truman\nVERNMENT\nman Courtant the two fosses,\nhave ruined the if they of wanted\nPeadergas and Shaanoa could\nto Tom Pendeyast was a chan\nof his yord and he kept, at with\nme My handling of the County\nbusiness because are asset to\nthe Decharatic Organization\nafter years as Preciding Judge\nIleft the County with a roadsys-\nterm equal to any in the country\npeople could he proud of\na set opputhic fuildings that the\nrefinanced its floa ting deftand\nI Mas elected to the Senate\nin 1934 oner secture opposi tion\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S. Truman\" NATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nEVERIT\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\nin the prichary\nGOVERNMENT\nTwo distraguished Congressinen\nran against me. How John Cochran\nof St Louis, the Post Drspatch can\ndidate and the Hoa. Jacol L. milli-\ngan of Richmond, The the Kaasas\nCity didate Star and Bennett Clark can\n114 countres I mou the nomina-\nBy going into sixty of Missouris\ntion by a plurality Hooro\nnotes an d isas elasily sictorious\nsupport - which\nin the general election on a\nIdid when I arrived in Washing\nton.\nTROMAN\nNATIONAL\nHARD\nARCHIVES AND\nRECORDS\nSERVICE\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S.\nnever talked to the\nabout my antre, as Country Judge\nbut the one time on the load issue\nexcept in matters of patronage\ncontra As and then he supported\nthe He only talke d to the once\nand that mas when Senator alten\nabout My mack in the Senate\nBackley Has running for floor\nleader June Farley called the Pender\ngast and asked him to call ne\nWell he called she from Colorado\nand \"tell \"me to supporth Backley.\nThas pledged to Paf Harrisonof\nSprings and I told him that\nMississippi because Pat hadasked\nAREY ARCHIVES AND TRUMAN LIBERTY\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S.\nTruman\nto total for him and that Pat\nhad Made some speeches for the\nin the Missouri cacapaign that\nI'd stand by Senatar Harrison Tg.\nsaid \"I told June that if you were\ncommitted you of stand by\nyour committrent because you\nsofted for Pat and told Backley\nare a coutrary Missourial I\nin advance that Inould When\nBackley was elected I supported\nhis loyally\nOn no other occasion did\nTH.Penderga tesa talk to the\nabout my actions in the Senate.\nHe was an able clear thinker\n8.5. & ARCHIVES \"NATIONAL RECORDS TRUMAN SERVICE ROVERNMENT LIBE\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S. Truman\nand understood political\nsignations and hourto haddle\nthen letter than any maa I\nhave like knowa His nord was\nletter than He contraits Schost\nthen and he neser forgot his\nserfal commitment. His phy\nsical heak down in 1936 caused\nall his trouble\nI herer deserted him when\nhe needed friends. Many for\nwhom hid done much more\nthan he the did for the nab\nwas rough I didn of do that\nouton him when the going\nand Presidentot the United\nTRUMAN\nASUVH\nNATIONAL\nARCHIVES AND\nLIBRARY\nRECORDS\nFROM THE DESK OF\nHarry S.\nStates in my oct u right!\nBecause Penderga times place-\nented over his financial difficulties\nand was convicted of income\nprison at Leasenworth, he has\ntax hand and ment to federal\nbeen used by people oppose doto\nthe in an effort to discredit\nthe The then in\nthe temocratic Party in 1940 or\nin the satatage press or the king\ncolumnits or the poor oldwiecked\nReputhcan Party and its present\nday character assination Methods\nhave herer been atte to hurt\nme politically by shader aud tase\nFROM THE DESK OF Harry S. Truman RDS\nFRY $. NATIONAL TROMAN AND THEREY\nSERVICE\"\nThey never will\nafter I Mas through in the\nCounty at home several guard\nJune both State and Federal\nwent offer my career as a Cociaty\nJudge with a fine tooth count\nand they could only give the a\nclean bill of health That the\nanswer\n729"
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