The Notorious Truman Letter

Whether or not you
You were alive at the time
Most are aware that Harry Truman
Became our President in 1945

As President, Truman made many decisions
Many of vast significance

Dropping the atomic bomb
Fighting North Korean belligerence

But there was one Truman decision
That had virtually no world wide meaning
His 1950 letter to Paul Hume
Who had criticized his daughter Margaret’s opera singing

She cannot sing very well
Wrote music critic Hume

Adding she has not improved over the years
Basically saying, she cannot carry an operatic tune

Truman then wrote to Hume that if they met
Truman would inflict many a blow
Hume would then need  beef for a black eye, a new nose
And perhaps a supporter below

Afterward , Hume sold the letter
For what was then a hefty price
Margaret became a very successful mystery writer
Perhaps interpreting Hume’s criticism, as really good career advice

After completing his 2nd term in 1952
Harry resumed his life as a Missouri resident
Perhaps wondering in an idle moment
What would have happened if he ran into Hume, when he was President