A few weeks ago, I had mentioned in one of our articles about responsibility and that the buck must stop somewhere. I later did some research and found the sign from President Truman's desk originated from the Federal Correctional Institute (FCI) (formerly the Federal Reformatory) in El Reno.
According to the President Truman library, Fred M. Canfil, then United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri and a friend of Mr. Truman, saw a similar sign while visiting the Reformatory and asked the Warden if a sign like it could be made for President Truman. The sign was made and mailed to the President on October 2, 1945. You can follow the attached link to the library in order to see more information on the slogan: http://www.trumanlibrary.org/buckstop.htm
The backside of the desk sign read, "I'm from Missouri"
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