Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Florence Ross, with Attached Memorandum from George Elsey

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January 6, ARCHIVES AND "NATIONAL KECORDS 6. SERVICE" Dear Mrs. Ross: From time to time, Charlie and I talked about some of the most important decisions I have had to make as President, and Charlie wrote up the notes of our con- versations at my request. I asked him to do this be- cause I wanted a complete and accurate record kept so that historians in the future will know what the true facts were. I am writing you at this time to let you know about this and to say that I hope you will see that these notes and the other records of Charlie's distinguished career are properly preserved. I know how easy it is to let old files be thrown out and I just wanted you to know that Charlie's are too valuable and too important for anything ever to happen to them. Mrs. Truman and I think of you often and we hope that the coming year will be one which brings the kind of peace we all pray for. Sincerely yours, TREMAN ARCHIVES ANO J RECURDS TRUMAN Ca SERVICE Mrs. Charles G. Ross 117 Kennedy Drive Chevy Chase, Maryland