In the remarkable first volume, Year of Decisions, President Truman provides extraordinary insight into events and decisions that have shaped the world in which we live. The momentous year, 1945, witnessed the accession of a new president in wartime, the first use of atomic weaponry, the end of the war with Japan and the founding of United Nations. Engaging and informal, Truman's Memoirs display the sterling character of a man who, thrust into a job he neither sought nor wanted, proved to be one of the ablest men ever to hold the office of the presidency.
The former Chief Executive begins the second volume of his memoirs, Years of Trial and Hope, with his graphic and trenchant description of the presidency. Not since the early days of our country has a President written a more detailed account of life in the nation's most important job--a job which has come to be one of the most important in the world as well. In this volume, Mr. Truman departs from the chronological method he used in the first volume and presents the major problems of his administration in separate chapters, discussing them in depth. This is a completely fascinating history, as seen from the highest level.
These leather-bound, first edition sets were produced for the personal use of the former president, and he sometimes gave them as mementos to friends and visiting dignitaries. Each volume has gilt top edges and comes in its own slip case. They originally sold in our museum store for $750.00 per set and they are in new, unread condition, with only the shelf wear and aging on the slip case that would be expected. Volume I, 596 pages.; Volume II, 594 pages.
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H9010: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Harry S. Truman. 8-volume set
$99.00 (EACH)