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  2. Truman (book) - Wikipedia

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    The book provides a biography of Harry Truman in chronological fashion from his birth to his rise to U.S. Senator, Vice President, and President.It follows his activities until death, exploring many of the major decisions he made as president, including his decision to drop the atom bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, his meetings and confrontation with Joseph Stalin during the end of World War II ...

  3. Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman

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    The book also includes previously unpublished writing by Truman on the 1945 Potsdam Conference, when Truman, Stalin and Churchill met to discuss the postwar world order. Truman writes about domestic politics as well, such as his early support and later disappointment with Adlai Stevenson 's 1952 presidential candidacy, and a terse apology to ...

  4. Harry S. Truman: A Life - Wikipedia

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    Harry S. Truman: A Life is a 1994 biography of Harry S. Truman, [1] president of the United States from 1945 to 1953, by historian Robert Hugh Ferrell.Although it was overshadowed by the popular success of David McCullough's Pulitzer-winning biography Truman, Ferrell's book was widely praised by scholars in his field.

  5. Margaret Truman - Wikipedia

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    Mary Margaret Truman Daniel (February 17, 1924 – January 29, 2008) was an American classical soprano, actress, journalist, radio and television personality, writer, and New York socialite.

  6. Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed the presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, as he was vice president at the time.

  7. A Christmas Memory - Wikipedia

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    "A Christmas Memory" is a short story by Truman Capote. Originally published in Mademoiselle magazine in December 1956, it was reprinted in The Selected Writings of Truman Capote in 1963. It was issued in a stand-alone hardcover edition by Random House in 1966, and it has been published in many editions and anthologies since.

  8. Merle Miller - Wikipedia

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    Merle Dale Miller [1] (May 17, 1919 – June 10, 1986) was an American writer, novelist, and author who is perhaps best remembered for his best-selling biography of Harry S. Truman, and as a pioneer in the gay rights movement.

  9. Bibliography of Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    The First Cold Warrior: Harry Truman, Containment, and the Remaking of Liberal Internationalism. Lexington, KY: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-2392-9. Theoharis, Athan. The Truman Presidency: The Origins of the Imperial Presidency and the National Security State (1979). Wainstock, Dennis D. Truman, MacArthur, and the Korean ...