Harry S. Truman Signed Dollar Bill and Typed Letter Signed.

TRUMAN, Harry S.

Item Number: 117087

Rare series 1935D silver certificate one dollar bill, boldly signed by Harry S. Truman on the portrait side. Double matted and framed with a portrait of Truman, plaque reading “The Buck Stops Here!” and a typed letter signed by Truman as President on White House letterhead to Secretary of the Treasury John Snyder. Dated April 19, 1948 the letter reads: Memorandum for: John W. Snyder Secretary of the Treasury From: The President I am returning the copy of Mr. Cooley’s letter which you handed to me. It certainly is most interesting and I appreciate your bringing it over. It’s these things that help. “H.S.T.” The recipient, John Wesley Snyder was a close personal friend of Truman and served as Secretary of the Treasury from 1946 to 1953 in the Truman administration. He is the first native-born Arkansan to hold a US Cabinet post. In fine condition. An attractive presentation.

President Harry S. Truman famously had a sign on his desk in the White House that read, “The Buck Stops here!” The reverse side of the painted glass sign mounted on a walnut base read “I’m from Missouri.” United States Marshal Fred A. Canfil had seen a similar sign while visiting the Federal Reformatory at El Reno, Oklahoma. Canfil asked the warden if a similar sign could be made for President Truman, and the sign was mailed to Truman in October 1945. It became a favorite fixture in his office, and Truman popularized the statement. He referred to it several times in public statements, including his farewell address in January 1953.