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.
Subject
Source
Collection of Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library, Lexington, Massachusetts. SC069
Date
1947 04 16
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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
Coverage
Extent
1 item ; 23 x 18 cm.
Provenance
Collection of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library
Collection
Citation
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972, “Letter from President Harry S. Truman to Melvin M. Johnson, 1947 April 16,” digitalVGW, accessed December 1, 2023, https://digitalvgw.omeka.net/items/show/902.