From Harry S. Truman to R. P. Lyons

Description: 

A letter from Senator Harry S. Truman to Ready Mixed Concrete Company Vice President R. P. Lyons. After being informed that Independence Republican Lyle Weeks was awarded a contracting job by Kansas City, Truman provides a critical opinion of Weeks. However, Truman comments, "if you think it would help for me to say a word for you I will be please of course to do it." The Ready Mixed Concrete Company was closely associated with the Pendergast Machine.

Addressee: 
Date: 
November 7th 1941
Modern Location: 
Washington, DC
Person Name: 
Rights Statement: 
Publication, commercial use, or reproduction of this image or the accompanying data requires prior written permission from the The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum. Use of this image also requires that credit be given to The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum.
Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
Papers of Harry S. Truman as U.S. Senator and Vice President, Box 191, Ready Mixed Concrete Co
Digital Object Identifier: 
TPL-THS-0114
Transcription: 
KANSAS CITY PUBLIC LIBRARY | DIGITAL HISTORY