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    "title": "Letter from Bess W. Truman to Madge G. Wallace",
    "description": "In this letter to her mother, First Lady Bess W. Truman describes part of the visit that she and President Harry S. Truman and daughter Margaret Truman made to Brazil. This official State Visit coincided with President Truman's speech at the closing session of the Inter-American Conference for the Maintenance of Continental Peace and Security that took place in Rio de Janeiro.",
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        "Bess W. Truman Papers",
        "Family Correspondence Files"
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    "subjects": [
        "Dutra, Eurico Gaspar, 1883-1974",
        "Woodward, Stanley, 1899-1992",
        "Connelly, Matthew J., 1907-1976",
        "Ross, Charles G. (Charles Griffith), 1885-1950",
        "Myers, Henry T. (Henry Tift), 1907-1968",
        "Clifford, Clark M. (Clark McAdams), 1906-1998",
        "Truman, Margaret (Mary Margaret), 1924-2008",
        "Presidential trips",
        "Visits of state",
        "Presidential aircraft"
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    "ocrText": "POSTMARK 9.3.47\nTHE FOREIGN SERVICE\nOF THE\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nTuesday - 7 15 3m.\nTRUMAN MARA\nDear Mother\nThis place is just as beautiful\nthe articles retories have said it the was-\nall The heary clouds fog lifted from day T me\ngring it once before mr we me\ncity just beyou m view came or the city in yuster when Hank\ncircled the basy (its perfectly enormous) down\nV looked one asif wing we were\ngoing whight was it, be which comfortable Ideant care trip- for.\nH poured all night took in frinidad at Thas 2 am. still to\nfor +l surely did field hate disappear. to Ale These that two sun rise, the\nraining about when Fro we hours it offer dras pretty before rough lights\nat about maller 5 30 was something to line for. St was\nstill striming beneath us butat 20 400 ft me rerent\nTHE FOREIGN SERVICE\nOF THE\nHEART TRUMAN NARA\nUNITED STATES OF AMERICA\nbusy one a palace!) The left at 815 drope Feehich up mountain. to by Petropolio\nmuch concerned about mth it. Today has been a The\nmy is perched on top rxa high make no difference\nIt mo raining but that lively seemed gait to t took those the\ndown creep interesting but place an The peak\nhairfin cars arrived m had safely. to thouse fog the more\nas me went turno at ata avery terrefle The mao speed- this hit all\nInt 7 the is mt. used ao with a lake a summer front frisort straight for to the Mo. where 198\nso. ference H is ending a maguipient nas hotel set The right while fart Bragilmin of\nme after hada the buffet mr mnt 4 for m at least came 200 home- people had a\nof thern Dough crossing foreigners- about rest. a launch She pom hasnon the the Mo.- gone Marg for to as beaut\nsmall + mast reception to bed to given In hoodward, her. think Clark Clifford Etc. 20-\nmorrow Matt- Charlie, night she Stanley going to the dimers. Opera- Then Dris. Thursday & nine\nFriday + sat- there are formal visit to The\nThe had to at b pay o'clock a palace\nTHE FOREIGN SERVICE\nARRAYS TRUMAD NARA\nOF THE\nThe flowers and UNITED states shrubs OF the AMERICA Embassy are out 8 are this gorgenic world red-\n& the the hibisens gardens irea lot are in fort doure all other & a builliant thrubs\n& that there are like nothing of bauana like ever plantations on\npassed said my to he mould the a mountain lot Ihope of my H. f imagine there Early Austino you Matt\nLeard open\nthe the radio get Marshalls, sooner. handendings at.\nare going Crabably back in the mont plane have tonig achavee afto to\nwrite again-\nLore For Been\nDN, truman\nCOMERCIO\nAmerican Embassy\nRio de Janeiro, Brazil\nBRASIL FOX HEDERNY SET 47 3 REIS\nSET 47\nCORREID\nSL\nS\nREIS\n2*000\n2$000\nThis. D.N. nallace\n219\nIndependence Missouri\nTHE\nVIA AÉREA\nEUA\nPAR AVION\nUSA"
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