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33rd President. Typed letter signed “Harry S. Truman” AS PRESIDENT, July 13, 1951, White House Washington stationery, to Missouri friend and political ally Rufus Burrus, in full:
I appreciate very much yours of the ninth and I was glad to see that the Cosmopolitan at least published a part of your letter. As you know, the Cosmopolitan is owned by Hearst but he never hires anyone who wants to tell the truth about the Democratic Administration.
I don’t know whether I can appear at the dedication of the Armory or not. If I happen to be in Missouri at the time you put it on I might be able to make an appearance but you never can count on it.
Accompanied by original mailing envelope.
The relationship between media tycoon William Randolph Hearst and President Harry S. Truman was defined by intense political hostility and mutual disdain. Hearst used his vast newspaper empire to relentlessly criticize Truman's domestic policy and Cold War strategy, while Truman privately viewed Hearst's media empire as an "unspeakable" propaganda machine.
33rd President. Typed letter signed “Harry S. Truman” AS PRESIDENT, July 13, 1951, White House Washington stationery, to Missouri friend and political ally Rufus Burrus, in full:
I appreciate very much yours of the ninth and I was glad to see that the Cosmopolitan at least published a part of your letter. As you know, the Cosmopolitan is owned by Hearst but he never hires anyone who wants to tell the truth about the Democratic Administration.
I don’t know whether I can appear at the dedication of the Armory or not. If I happen to be in Missouri at the time you put it on I might be able to make an appearance but you never can count on it.
Accompanied by original mailing envelope.
The relationship between media tycoon William Randolph Hearst and President Harry S. Truman was defined by intense political hostility and mutual disdain. Hearst used his vast newspaper empire to relentlessly criticize Truman's domestic policy and Cold War strategy, while Truman privately viewed Hearst's media empire as an "unspeakable" propaganda machine.