Truman, Harry S.:

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[TWO TYPED LETTERS, SIGNED, BY HARRY TRUMAN, WITH AN INVITATION FLYER AND ADMISSION TICKET TO A TESTIMONIAL DINNER HELD FOR MATTHEW J. CONNELLY IN BOSTON ON SEPTEMBER 19, ... Two typed letters, signed by former President Harry Truman regarding a 1959 dinner for Matthew Connelly. The event, at a subscription cost of $100, was held to defray the legal expenses incurred by Connelly in his eventually futile bid to avoid federal prosecution and incarceration on politically motivated charges. Truman was the keynote speaker at the dinner, and as can be evidenced from the two letters here, the former President stood by his former Appointment Secretary throughout his ordeal. One of the attendees at this dinner was Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy, who, two and one half years later, as President, would grant a full and unconditional pardon to Connelly.

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