Truman’s Rise From Missouri Farm to White House
A 1940s profile recalls Harry S. Truman born May 8, 1884 in Lamar Missouri rising from a Jackson county farm to U S Senate and then vice presidency. It details his early jobs, World War I service, business setback, political climb aided by Pendergast, and rise to national figure and eventual presidency.
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Elliott Pine
Union
Harry Truman
Missouri
White House
Lamar
John Anderson
Martha Young Truman
Jackson County
Harry
Grandview
West Point
Kansas City
Kansas City Star
Saint Mihiel
Argonne
Elizabeth
Bess) Wallace
Independence
Truman
U. S. Senate
Thomas Pendergast
Pendergast
American Legion
Occa
Bennett Clark
Social Security
Tennessee Valley Authority
World Court
Florida Ship Canal
Passamaquoddy
Civil Aeronautics Authority
FDR Letter on NY Governor Nomination and Third Term Clash
Franklin D Roosevelt writes to Woodrow Wilson denying interest in a New York governorship and urging acceptance of his current war work. The piece recalls FDR’s stance on a potential third term, White House aides, and anecdotes from the Gridiron Dinner and Secret Service encounters with reporters.
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Woodrow Wilson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
FDR
White House
Mr. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Lambertson
First Lady Bess Truman Prefers Silence and Reading Over Spotlight
The new First Lady, Bess Wallace Truman, has a retiring demeanor after decades beside her husband in public life. She served as secretary and adviser, avoids speeches, and prefers home duties, blue attire, and reading Dickens and Scott. Mary Margaret Truman, 21, George Washington University junior, is a soprano and Pi Beta Phi member with opera experience, possibly the first White House bride since Woodrow Wilson.
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White House
Truman
Mary Margaret
George Washington University
Presbyterian Sunday School
National Guard
The
Elks
Masons
Missouri
Anah Templars
Bess Wallace Truman
Trinity Episcopal Church of Independence
Dickens
Scott
Mary Margaret Truman
New
Princess
Washington
George Washington U
Pi Beta Phi Sorority
Denver Opera Company
Margaret
Woodrow Wilson
Roosevelt's death sparks call for unity under Truman
The piece declares Roosevelt's passing interrupts the people's will but urges full loyalty to President Truman as Commander in Chief. It frames the event as a grievous test to democracy and a demand for renewed effort and unity.
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Roosevelt
Truman
Truman's reluctant rise to the presidency remembered
An inside portrait recalls Harry S Truman as a modest, career driven senator who dreaded the vice presidency and faced looming duties as Roosevelt's successor. It highlights his Capitol Hill lunch as president, his courage on the Truman Committee, and battles with military brass, aluminum deals, and synthetic rubber delays.
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Truman
War Production Board
Truman Committee
Senator Truman
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Missouri
Harry
Sam Rayburn
White House
Rayburn
Franklin Roosevelt
Senate
Steve
United States
Capitol Hill
Pres
Alben Barkley
Congress
Michigan
Vandenburg
Ferguson
Army
Navy
Jesse Jones
Aluminum Corporation
Shipshaw
Canada
Russia will win world trade with piece price pay study
An analysis argues Russia will dominate postwar markets via piece rate pay in government plants, contrasting with hour-based pay in free labor economies. It cites production efficiency, costs, and the need for policy work to manage postwar deficits and national priorities. It also notes 40 large U.S. corporations employing millions and shaping the economy.
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Russia
America
Congress
United States
Tom
Harry
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Robert Hannegan
Chicago
Harry S. Truman
Wallace
Mrs. Bess Truman
Martha E. Truman
Independence, Mo
Passroo
Western Newspaper Union
Ford Motor Company
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
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