Mr President Truman Revealed as Lonely Leader
Biographer Hillman draws from Truman diaries and private papers to show a president who often felt isolated and questioned the burden of the office. The book details his views on the Soviets, Eisenhower, Baruch, and his own staff, with candid notes on personal separations and public image.
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Washington dispatch reports a public rift between former Secretary of State James F. Byrnes and President Truman. Byrnes denies that Truman read him a bawling-out memo on Russian policy, while Truman’s claimed note and its reading to Byrnes are presented in a controversial book. Byrnes, now South Carolina governor, vows to publish his account to counter the president’s version.
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