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Books : Biography : Political : Political Leaders & Leadership : U.S. Presidents, A-Z : Truman, Harry
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This biography of Harry Truman presents a picture of an extraordinary American President. Drawing archival material and interviews, McCullough chronicles Truman's boyhood, his entry into politics and his emergence as President. This book won the Pulitzer Prize for Biography in 1993.
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In his time,
Harry S. Truman was one of the most under-rated presidents of the twentieth
century. Succeeding the charismatic Roosevelt,
he was often seen as an uninspiring leader, a poor diplomat and a fumbling
politician. He was the first man to authorise the use of nuclear weapons, and
was in office at the time when the multiplicity of hopes which arose at the end
of the Second World War were inevitably disappointed.
Nothing could
be further from Roy Jenkins' view of him. This is the first biography of Truman
to be written by an author with anything approaching the subject's own range of
political experience, and Roy Jenkins brings to this book a quality of
appreciation of Truman's political skills which has not been seen before. It is
also the first biography to be written by a British author, giving it a new
objectivity on the international affairs which occupied so much of Truman's
presidency and by which he must be judged.
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No episode during the administration of President Harry Truman caused a greater uproar than his firing of General Douglas MacArthur. World War II hero, a dominant figure in the remaking of Japanese society after the war, and never a man to shirk in cultivating his own personality, MacArthur had been named to command United Nations (and U.S.) troops in Korea at the onset of that war in 1950.
But there was continuing friction between his military aims and the administration’s policy of avoiding a larger war. MacArthur sought to go beyond the restoration of South Korea’s borders by moving across the Yalu River to invade the People’s Republic of China and punish the Chinese Communists who were aiding the North with significant troop strength. There was much talk of the general being handcuffed by the politicians and of unleashing Chiang-kai Shek’s Nationalist Chinese armies.
When MacArthur began to state publicly his complaints and tactical preferences, Truman’s patience wore thin and finally ran out.
In this excerpt from Merle Miller’s 'Plain Speaking,' in which he conducted extensive interviews with the always candid former president, Truman explains what happened.
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This original e-Single is released by Now and Then Reader, Digital Publishers of Serious Nonfiction Books and Essays.
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Merle Miller (1919–1986) was a writer of novels and nonfiction. In World War II he was combat correspondent and editor of the European edition of Yank. He later worked as an editor at Time and at Harper’s, and wrote frequently for the New York Times, Esquire, and other publications. His book 'Plain Speaking,' which he called “An Oral Autobiography of Harry S. Truman,” was published in 1974.
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This selection entitled The Executive Collection: Harry Truman, includes the most memorable and noteworthy speeches dictated by the 33 president of the United States---19 speeches total. "The Truman Doctrine", "Surrender of Germany", Surrender of Japan", "Inaugural Address", "Farewell Speech" and many more.Includes an active table of contents.
Excerpt from "Surrender of Germany":
"This is a solemn but a glorious hour. I only wish that Franklin D. Roosevelt had lived to witness this day. General Eisenhower informs me that the forces of Germany have surrendered to the United Nations. The flags of freedom fly over all Europe".
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