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THE WHITE HOUSE TRUMEN Dec 12, 1951. WASHINGTON Dear Ethel. . I've been a long u.s. ARCHIVES AND time answering your good letter of Thanks giving Day. I have a good excuse - but I also late alifis! The business of the Government he- gau to pick up to such an extent the last week I was in key West that I had to come to Washington to get on top of it. What with firing tax collector and wantatoring general. the budget the message on the State of the Unisa (fy the May its in a hell of a state!) and the economic mestage I hase very little to do between now and January 8th -