$5,000
Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000
The Collection of Victor Niederhoffer, Part III
Auction: January 30, 2020 10:00:00 AM EDT
No place, no date (ca. April or May, 1951). 5 pp. 4to. Addressed to American President Harry S. Truman, presumably a draft of a letter meant for publication, hence the title “An Open Letter to President Truman.” A few manuscript corrections; extremely minor wear. In chemise. See "A Companion to Ayn Rand", footnote on p. 393, describing the above letter as "never published."
Written shortly after Truman's dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur on April 11, 1951, Rand addresses President Truman and then argues against the Korean War in 20 rhetorical questions.