Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1947 April 16

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Title

Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1947 April 16

Description

A letter from President Harry S. Truman to Sovereign Grand Commander Melvin M. Johnson. Dated April 16, 1947. In this letter, Truman alludes to Johnson’s “Milwaukee conversation,” the conference where Johnson supported Truman’s presidency. Truman also writes that he shares Johnson’s opinion of the Shrine and comments on the membership of Frank S. Land, a friend of Truman and the founder of DeMolay. The President expresses interest in becoming an honorary member of the Supreme Council, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction.

Source

Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC069

Date

1947 04 16

Rights

This image is presented for research and educational purposes only, and may not be distributed or re-published without permission from the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library.

Language

English

Identifier

A2019/001/007

Extent

1 item ; 23 x 18 cm.

Provenance

Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library

Citation

Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972, “Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1947 April 16,” digitalVGW, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/902.