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No Binding. Condition: Fine. Portrait of Truman, measuring 8 x 10 inches, which was used as the official photo for his 1948 campaign. A favorite of the President's, the portrait was taken by Frank Gatteri, U. S. Army photographer. A presentation copy, inscribed on the wide margin: "To Hon. Philip C. Jessup, with kindest regards and appreciation of him as a public servant, Harry S. Truman, White House, Dec. 18, 1950." ---- Philip C. Jessup, a judge on the International Court of Justice and veteran U.S. diplomat, was credited with playing a major role in ending the Soviet blockade of West Berlin. Jessup was a U. S. representative to the United Nations General Assembly, as well as a member of the International Court of Justice at The Hague. He also served as a U. S. ambassador at large from 1949 until his resignation in 1953. During that time, he was one of the closest advisers of then-Secretary of State Dean Acheson. After Jessup was maligned by Senator Joe McCarthy for purported communist "affinities," Dwight D. Eisenhower heralded Jessup's "devotion to the principles of Americanism." McCarthy's allegations severely damaged Jessup's career and reputation. Nonetheless, President Truman appointed Jessup as United States delegate to the United Nations in 1951. However, when the appointment came before the Senate it was not approved, largely because of McCarthy's influence. Truman circumvented the Senate by assigning Jessup to the United Nations on an interim appointment. Later Truman recalled with admiration that "Philip Jessup was misrepresented and lied about [by McCarthy] to beat the band, and he faced it and went through with it." A remarkable piece of presidential history with a stellar provenance. Inscribed by Author(s).