A collection of unabashed sayings by Harry Truman is accompanied by hundreds of personal anecdotes, as well as excerpts from his diaries, letters, speeches, and press conferences.

The Wit & Wisdom of Harry Truman: A Treasury of Quotations, Anecdotes, and Observations

Keyes, Ralph

TRUMAN, Harry S.

Reference

Harpercollins

Truman Speaks

Biographies & Memoirs

Columbia Univ. Pr.

Memoirs Of Harry S. Truman

Memoirs

Da Capo Press

In this riveting collection, published for the first time, we follow Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, two giants of the post–World War II period, as they move from an official relationship to one of candor, humor, and personal expression. Together they were primarily responsible for the Marshall Plan and NATO, among other world-shaping initiatives. And in these letters, spanning the years from when both were newly out of office until Acheson’s death at the age of seventy-eight, we find them sharing the often surprising and always illuminating opinions, ideas, and feelings that the strictures of their offices had previously kept them from revealing. Adapting easily to their private lives, they nonetheless felt a powerful need to keep in touch as they viewed with dismay what they considered to be the Eisenhower administration’s fumbling of foreign affairs, the impact of Joseph McCarthy, John Foster Dulles’s foreign policy, and the threat of massive nuclear retaliation. Adlai Stevenson’s poor campaign of 1956, Eisenhower’s second-term mishaps, family events, speaking engagements, and Truman’s difficulties writing his memoirs are all fodder for their conversations. In 1960 their skeptical stance toward John F. Kennedy (and his father's influence) turned them toward Lyndon Johnson. After Kennedy won they discussed Acheson’s reluctant involvement in the Cuban missile crisis, his missions to de Gaulle and Prime Minister Macmillan, and the Allied position in Berlin. Unbuttoned, careless of language, unburdened by political ambition or vanity, Truman and Acheson show their own characters and loyalty to each other on every page. Truman, a Missouri farmer with the unpolished but sharp intellect of the largely self-educated man, clearly understands that in Acheson he has a friend with a rare gift for providing unhesitant and truthful counsel. Acheson, well-educated, urbane, and well-off, understands which traits in Truman’s complex character to love and admire and when to admonish, instruct, and tease him. Both men share a deep and abiding patriotism, a quality that truly stands out in today’s world. A remarkable book that brings to light the very human side of two of the most important statesmen of the twentieth century.

Affection and Trust: The Personal Correspondence of Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, 1953-1971

Acheson, Dean

Historical

KNOPF

The Truman Administration: Its Principles and Practice [ The Truman Administration: Its Principles and Practice by Truman, Harry S ( Author ) Hardcover Mar- 1979 ] Hardcover Mar- 21- 1979

The Truman Administration: Its Principles and Practice

Politics & Social Sciences

Politics & Government

Praeger

Harry S. Truman made plain speaking his trademark, and it was a common belief that "Give 'em hell" Harry spared few with his words. However, this fascinating collection of 140 amusing, angry, sarcastic, and controversial letters President Truman wrote but never mailed proves that conception wrong. Addressed to admirers and enemies alike, including Adlai Stevenson, Justice William Douglas, Dwight Eisenhower, Joe McCarthy, and Truman's wife, Bess, these intriguing letters cover such diverse subjects as the atomic bomb, running the country, and human greed.

Strictly Personal and Confidential: The Letters Harry Truman Never Mailed

History

Americas

Little,Brown & Co

Where the Buck Stops: The Personal and Private Writings of Harry S. Truman

Offers the late president's candid reflections on his office and leadership, his predecessors, politics and government in America, and his ever-controversial decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan.

TRUMAN, Margaret

GRAND CENTRAL PUB.

Memoirs of Truman: Volume I: Dec

BERKLEY

Alex Ayres' latest volume in the acclaimed Wit and Wisdom series, The Wit And Wisdom Of Harry S. Truman, features memorable quotations, quips, and comments by one of our most outspoken presidents. Quotations are arranged alphabetically by subject, with a brief year-by-year history of Truman's life, and the best things said about him during his presidency. Memorable sayings popularized by Harry S. Truman include: "Do what you think is right and let them all go to hell," "It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose your own," and "The buck stops here" (the sign on Truman's desk at the White House). This is the perfect book for quotation fans, history students, and anyone who experienced the Truman presidency firsthand, as well as an ideal introduction for young people to one of America's greatest presidents.

Wit and Wisdom of Harry S. Truman (Wit and Wisdom Series)

Leaders & Notable People

Plume

Tell Me More: An ESL Conversation Text

Book by Elbaum, Sandra, Truman, Harry S.

Tell Me More: An Esl Conversation Text

ELBAUM, Sandra

Foreign Language Study & Reference

Scott, Foresman Co.

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