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 TRUMAN,
HARRY S.
Memoirs by Harry S. Truman"Within the first few months I discovered that being a President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed." FIRST EDITIONS of both volumes of Truman's Memoirs, association copies, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by Truman in each volume to Thomas C. Parker. Inscribed in volume I: "To Thomas C. Parker / Kindest Regards / from / Harry Truman 2/25/58"; in volume II: "Best wishes to / Thomas C. Parker / from / Harry Truman 2/25/58". Thomas C. Parker (1905-1964) was the assistant director of the WPA/FAP (1935-1940). During the critical 1939-1940 period, Parker served as acting director while Holger Cahill was on sabbatical to work on the New York World's Fair. Parker left the WPA/FAP to become director of the American Federation of Arts (1940-1952). Truman's Memoirs offers detailed and intimate insights into some of the most dramatic events of the 20th century. "By 1952, just before he announced his decision not to run again, only 25% of the people thought he was doing a good job. Within a decade, however, most American historians regarded him as one of the nation's greatest presidents" (Encyclopedia Americana). Volume One: Year of Decisions; Volume Two: Years of Trial and Hope. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1955-1956. Octavo, original cloth, original dust jackets. Two volumes. Books near-fine, dust jackets with some edgewear and toning. Very rare with both volumes signed. $2300.
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