0). 1952. 112pp.

Major Topic: Sitreps on Korean War prepared for Truman by Department of Army, March 1952.

0354 Situation Reports (481–495). 1952. 118pp.

Major Topic: Sitreps on Korean War prepared for Truman by Department of Army, March–May 1952.

0472 Situation Reports (496–510). 1952. 123pp.

Major Topic: Sitreps on Korean War prepared for Truman by Department of Army, May–June 1952.

[Publisher’s Note: Situation reports 511 and 512 were not available.]

0595 Situation Reports (513–525). 1952. 91pp.

Major Topic: Sitreps on Korean War prepared for Truman by Department of Army, July–August 1952.

0686 Situation Reports (526–540). 1952. 111pp.

Major Topic: Sitreps on Korean War prepared for Truman by Department of Army, August–October 1952.

0797 Situation Reports (541–555). 1952. 120pp.

Major Topic: Sitreps on Korean War prepared for Truman by Department of Army, October–November 1952.

0917 Situation Reports (556–569). 1952–1953. 106pp.

Major Topic: Sitreps on Korean War prepared for Truman by Department of Army, November 1952–January 1953.

IV. Publications

1023 Korea, 1945 to 1948: Report on Political Developments and Economic Resources with Selected Documents.” 124pp. [67 frames.]

Major Topics: State Department publication on U.S. economic and military aid and other efforts to foster political and economic progress and stability in South Korea; work and resolutions of UN Temporary Commission on Korea; U.S. exchanges with Soviets on Korean issues.

1090 U.S. Policy in the Korean Conflict, July 1950–February 1951.” 1951. 51pp. [30 frames].

Major Topics: State Department collection of documents on U.S. and UN response to North Korean and Chinese Communist involvement in Korean War; resolutions considered in UN General Assembly and Security Council on Korean War.

 

Part 5: Truman Diaries and Handwritten Notes Files

Reel 1

Diaries

0001 Diaries—Archivist’s Note. 1985. 2pp.

Major Topic: Diary entries for years 1949 and 1951–1953.

0003 Diaries—1949. 14pp.

Major Topics: Churchill dines at Blair House; renovation of White House; Margaret Truman’s singing career and White House visits; Truman administration’s farm plan; relations with 81st Congress.

0017 Diaries—1951. 15pp.

Major Topics: Assessment of MacArthur and necessity for his dismissal; signature of Philippine mutual defense treaty; Margaret Truman’s White House visits.

0032 Diaries—1952. 4pp.

Major Topic: Assessment of King George VI.

0036 Diaries—1953. 9pp.

Major Topics: Inauguration of President Eisenhower; Truman family’s return to

Independence, Missouri.

Longhand Personal Memos

0045 Longhand Personal Memos—1945. 128pp.

Major Topics: Views on Federal Bureau of Investigation and role of judiciary; peace settlement and cooperation with Soviet Union; decision to send Harry Hopkins to Moscow and Joseph Davies to London prior to Potsdam Conference; religious beliefs, family ties, and preferences for relaxation; plans for invasion of Japan; meeting with King George VI.

0173 Longhand Personal Memos—1946. 85pp.

Major Topics: Memo criticizing Secretary of State Byrnes for failing to keep him fully informed and enunciating a “hard line” response to Soviet actions in Iran and eastern Europe; controversy with Commerce Secretary Wallace over speech calling for friendship with Soviets; assessment of Franklin Roosevelt and U.S. contribution to winning World War II; assessment of John L. Lewis and 1946 coal strike; Harold L. Ickes’s opposition to Edwin W. Pauley’s nomination as undersecretary of navy.

0258 Longhand Personal Memos—1947. 36pp.

Major Topics: Truman’s interest in cooperation with Republican congressional leaders; potential rivals in 1948 presidential election.

0294 Longhand Personal Memos—1948. 31pp.

Major Topics: Truman’s interest in public health stemming from National Guard and Jackson County experiences; recommendations for national health program; letter on public opinion polling; account of Election Day 1948.

0325 Longhand Personal Memos—1949. 18pp.

Major Topic: Presidential expenses and salary.

0343 Longhand Personal Memos—1950. 38pp.

Major Topics: Memos of April 16, 1950, on decision not to seek re-election and of May 8, 1950, citing Adlai Stevenson as potential candidate; decision to dismiss Defense Secretary Louis Johnson; Truman’s thoughts on contact with public after assassination attempt; Truman’s efforts to “save” MacArthur from consequences of his own unwise public statements; Truman’s complaint about unfavorable review of Margaret Truman’s Washington concert, December 1950.

0381 Longhand Personal Memos—1951. 32pp.

Major Topics: Truman’s views on Indian prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru; motivation in releasing portions of his diary and private papers to William Hillman for 1952 book Mr. President; Chief Justice Fred Vinson as potential Democratic candidate for president; weekend cruise on Williamsburg yacht; Truman’s view on need for self-censorship of press on national security items; Truman stresses his actions to end irregularities in Internal Revenue Service.

0413 Longhand Personal Memos—1952 (Folder 1). 112pp.

Major Topics: Communist stalling on Korean armistice negotiations; history and renovation of White House; typical White House day; Adlai Stevenson urged to seek Democratic presidential nomination; typical state visit: Queen Juliana of the Netherlands; qualifications of ambassadors and organization of White House staff.

Reel 2

Longhand Personal Memos cont.

0001 Longhand Personal Memos—1952 (Folder 1) cont. 58pp.

Major Topics: Results of 1952 presidential election; assessments of Adlai Stevenson and Estes Kefauver; Truman’s self-assessment.

0059 Longhand Personal Memos—1952 (Folder 2). 199pp.

Major Topics: Truman on his health, weight, and diet; Churchill’s 1952 visit to Washington; assessments of William O. Douglas, Alben Barkley, Adlai Stevenson, and Eisenhower as politicians; 1952 updating of 1950 private memo on decision not to seek re-election; views on Democratic party, political role of U.S. press, bipartisan foreign policy, and success of his containment policy in preventing further Soviet expansion; religious beliefs; Truman entertained by Ronald Reagan on visit to Missouri; 1952 candidates for Democratic nomination and account of how Stevenson was nominated; transition following 1952 election and meetings with Eisenhower; Truman on MacArthur’s dismissal.

0258 Longhand Personal Memos—1953. 49pp.

Major Topics: Appointment of Fred Vinson as Chief Justice after consultation with former justices Charles Evans Hughes and Owen J. Roberts; Truman on his return to Independence, Missouri, and his private life there, including meeting the public on his walks.

0307 Longhand Personal Memos—1954. 68pp.

Major Topics: Drafts for Truman’s memoirs on Potsdam Conference and other topics; ethics, politics, and Truman’s own career; World War I and Truman’s role as captain in army field artillery.

0375 Longhand Personal Memos—1955. 14pp.

0389 Longhand Notes—Undated [1952]. 359pp.

Major Topics: Truman’s early memories including meeting Bess Wallace, World War I experiences, political career including offices in Jackson County and relations with the Pendergast machine; memo protesting Stevenson’s acceptance of Republican charges of “a mess in Washington”; Truman protests Senate refusal to confirm appointments; Truman favors twelve-year limit on presidential and congressional service; capsule assessments of cabinet officers, White House staff, and primary responsibilities of each

post; accounts by Truman and Edwin W. Pauley of Truman’s nomination as vicepresident and of presidential election of 1944; Pauley’s reports on Soviet behavior during negotiations, with anecdotes on Stalin and Molotov; Pauley on Soviet policy on reparations, especially in North Korea.

0748 Longhand Notes—County Judge. 1930–1934. 96pp.

Major Topics: Boyhood memories including meeting Bess Wallace, World War I experiences, and early political career in Jackson County offices; relations with the Pendergast machine and character sketches of local politicians.

 

NOTEA UPA Collection, cited from a LexisNexis Publication.

 

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