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Photograph of Thomas A. Thompson, Truman look-alike and employee of McFarland Sales Company, sent to President Harry S. Truman by Fred R. McFarland of August, Maine, via letter dated May 12, 1949. The letter stated: "It is therefore my sincere wish that either you or Mr. Thompson should grow a mustache. On a recent trip which Mr. Thompson made to Boston, your Secret Service operators were so vigilant that he had no privacy. He absolutely refuses to grow a mustache Mr. President so I guess it's up to you." From: President's Secretary's File.