Tokens and Treasures

	Harry S. Truman Library		Harry S. Truman Democrat 33d President, 1945-53
	War club Gift of Olin C. Walker, Jr. Stone, fur, feathers, wood, 41 1/2 x 2 1/4 inches Click to see high-resolution version (JPEG)		During his administration, President Truman often seemed to be at war–-especially with Republicans or Congress–fighting hard for his policies and programs. Mr. Walker sent this Native American war club to the President to help fight those battles. I know you are having trying times so I am giving you . . . a tommie axe to fight you[r] Battles through[ou]t life . . . wishing you the best of luck. . . . –Letter from Olin C. Walker, Jr., June 15, 1948
	*Fair Deal Donkey,* by Edwin F. Elliott, 1949 Gift of Charles F. Brannon, Secretary of Agriculture Papier-mâché, 16 x 22 x 6 inches Click to see high-resolution version (JPEG)		Truman considered his domestic program, the Fair Deal, the foundation of his administration. An extension of FDR's New Deal, it called for increases in funding for education and in the minimum wage, a tax cut, national health insurance, a new economic support system for farmers, and an end to racial discrimination. This gift praises Truman's Fair Deal for the American farm.
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