This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Harry S. Truman lifelong four-term influence and bets
Independence Missouri born president and politician Harry S Truman described as poker lover and decisive leader. The account recalls his key moments from WWII to Korea and his stance on MacArthur and the atomic bomb. It highlights his blunt style and commitment to world peace and Democratic battles in 1956 and 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Vaccaro Ashington
Harry S. Truman
Missouri
Truman
Hume
Washington
National Symphony Orchestra
Independence
Chicago
W. Averell Harriman
New York
Adlai Stevenson
Jack Kennedy
Roosevelt
Korea
U.N
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Elizabeth
Bess
Virginia Wallace
David Willock Wallace
Madge Gates Wallace
Jackson County
Mary Margaret
U.S. Senate
Democratic National Committee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Germany
Potsdam
Russia
Joseph Stalin
Britain
Winston Churchill
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
United Nations
Congress
U.S
Philippines
White House
Key West
Frederick H. Brush
USS
Naval Station
Marine Honor Guard
Seawall
Edmund S. Muskie
Maine
Muskie
Middle East
Spiro T. Agnew