Messersmith, G.S.
Date
2011-06-15
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
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Relates incident of first meeting with President Truman; shortly after President Roosevelt's death, Messersmith went to Washington for operation at Naval Hospital; received telephone call from White House saying President would like to see him before he went to hospital; had never met Truman, but naturally knew of him and his work; was received promptly and cordially, and there was an exchange of pleasantries; Truman said as soon as Messersmith left hospital and was well enough he would like to have several talks with him before Messersmith returned to Mexico City; Truman had many virtues and a number of failings; he was essentially a simple and very human person; until the time of Messersmith's recall from Argentina in mid 1947 his relations with Truman had been very cordial; after that he had no desire to see Truman, and doesn't think Truman wanted to face him.
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Messersmith, George S. (George Strausser), 1883-1960.