I Was There: The Personal Story of the Chief of Staff to Presidents Roosevelt’s and Truman.

LEAHY, William D.; Foreword by Harry S. Truman.

Item Number: 4639

New York: Whittlesey House/ McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1950.

First edition. Octavo, original cloth. Inscribed by the author, “To Mr. H.F. McLendon, Fleet Admiral, William D. Leahy U.S. Navy.” Also inscribed by Harry Truman who wrote the foreword, “A great look from a great man- and my friend. Harry S. Truman Independence. March 15,1955.” Some rubbing to the bottom cloth, near fine in a very good dust jacket with wear and tear, a chip to the spine crown and rear panel. Rare.

Throughout almost five years from November, 1940, to the end of World War II in September, 1945, my duties placed me at pivotal points in the high command that accomplished the defeat of our enemies against what at times seemed heavy odds. These observations are based on participation in many historic discussions at which the course of the war was charted and at which attempts were made to map the road to peace. As Franklin D. Roosevelt's and Harry Truman’s chief of staff, Admiral William D. Leahy was involved in most of the key decisions and conferences that won the war and saw the creation of the postwar world.