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Truman. Grinnell visit eases through two day stay
The 79 year old former president Harry S. Truman walked a 13 block route in Grinnell Iowa during his two day stay as politician in residence. He joked about his fall and answered students questions while meeting faculty and staff. He criticized Red China and discussed the presidency and media readership as parts of his lecture on the American Presidency in an Era of Crisis.
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Grinnell
Iowa
Harry S. Trut
Delmar Hanssen
Grinnell College
Ithem
Central Iowa College
Truman
Washington
Ngo Dinh Nhu
South Viet Nam
China
United Nations
Barry Goldwater
Missouri
Richard Nixon