Truman (201 page)

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Authors: David McCullough

Tags: #Biography & Autobiography, #Presidents & Heads of State, #Political, #Historical

piano playing of

politics as interest of

politics as life work of

politics as seen by

popularity of

portraits of

on presidency

presidency resisted by

presidential “honeymoon” of

presidential inauguration of

presidential reelection campaign funds for

presidential reelection campaign of

presidential reelection of

as presiding judge of Jackson County Court

press conferences of

reading of

religious views of

retirement announcement of

retirement financial situation of

retirement of

road overseer job of

salaries of

second presidential term of

Senate campaign of (1934)

Senate campaign of (1940)

Senate career of

on Senate committees;
see also
Truman committee

shirts of

speeches of

staff’s relationship with

in stage show

in television films

temper of

theater-going of

vacations of

values and beliefs of

vice-presidency resisted by

as Vice President

as vice-presidential candidate

Washington apartments of

West Point aspirations of

Whistle-stop Campaign of

World War I service of

at Young farm

zinc-mine venture of

Truman, J. C. (nephew)

Truman, John (great-uncle)

Truman, John Anderson (father)

businesses and jobs of

character and appearance of

as farmer

financial misfortunes of

houses and farms of

illness and death of

politics as interest of

Truman, John Vivian (brother)

birth of

death of

HST’s hiring of

marriage of

Truman, Lawrence

Truman, Luella Campbell (sister-in-law)

Truman, Margaret (aunt)

Truman, Margaret (daughter),
see
Daniel, Mary Margaret “Margie” Truman

Truman, Martha Ann (niece)

Truman, Martha Ellen “Mattie”; (mother)

accident of

character and appearance of

Chiles and

death of

eviction of

failing health of

farm mortgages of

hernia operation of

HST’s automobile and

HST’s buying back farm of

HST’s letters to

HST’s war service and

as influence on HST

Margaret’s singing and

marriage of

piano of

pneumonia of

stroke of

surgery of

Washington visit of

Truman, Mary (aunt)

Truman, Mary Jane (sister)

birth of

character and appearance of

farm run by

HST’s letters to

HST’s relationship with

HST’s war service and

letters from

Truman, Mary Jane Holmes (grandmother)

Truman, Mary Martha (aunt)

Truman, Ralph (cousin)

Truman, William (great-grandfather)

Truman, William (uncle)

Truman & Jacobson

Truman Balcony

Truman Committee (Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program)

appropriation for

atomic bomb and

camp construction investigated by

corporations investigated by

dollar-a-year men opposed by

Roosevelt and

staff of

steel plate production investigated by

Truman Doctrine

Acheson’s role in

aid to Greece and Turkey in

as continuation of historic U.S. policies

HST’s speech to Congress on

leadership demonstrated in

1948 campaign and

Progressive Party’s denunciation of

Truman Library,
see
Harry S. Truman Library

Truman Merry-Go-Round, The
(Allen and Shannon)

Truman Story, The

Truman-Wheeler Bill

Trumbull, John

Tubby, Roger

Tully, Andrew

Tully, Grace

Tunney, Gene

Turkey

British aid to

Soviet Union and

U.S. aid to

Turner, Roy J.

Turnip congress

TVA,
see
Tennessee Valley Authority

Twain, Mark

Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution

Twyman, Dr.

Twyman, Elmer

Tydings, Millard

Tydings Committee

Tyler, John

unemployment

Union Army

Union National Bank

unions,
see
labor, labor unions

Union Station Massacre

United Mine Workers

United Nations (U.N.)

Atomic Energy Commission of

Charter of

Korean War as action of

Palestine issue and

San Francisco Conference on

Security Council of

United Nations Association

United Press

United States

United States Relations with China: With Special Reference to the Period 1944–1949

United Steel Workers

Urey, Harold

U.S. News and World Report

U.S. Steel Corporation

V-l rockets

Vaccaro, Tony

Vaile, Harvey

Vandenberg, Arthur

character and appearance of

as former isolationist

Lilienthal and

Vandenberg, Hoyt

Vardaman, James K. “Jake,” Jr.

Vaughan, Harry

character and appearance of

on HST’s eyeglasses

s HST’s military aide

J. Edgar Hoover and

pearson’s attack on

at Potsdam

self-importance of

Senate investigation of

senatorial staff position of

Vaughan, Samuel

Veatch, N. T., Jr.

Versailles Treaty (1919)

veterans:

aid to

black

garden parties for

GI Bill and

housing for

Veterans of Foreign Wars

Vietnam

Vietnam War

Vinson, Fred M.

special mission planned for

Vivian, John

Volkogonov, Dmitri

Vrooman, Howard

wages

Wage Stabilization Board

Waggoner, William

Wagner, Robert

Wagner Labor Relations Act (1935)

Wainwright, Jonathan M.

Wake Island Conference (1950)

Walker, Frank

Walker, Kay

Walker, Walton

Wallace, Carrie

Wallace, David, suicide of

Wallace, Frank

Wallace, Fred

Wallace, George

Wallace, Helen

Wallace, Henry A.

character of

China trip of

HST’s firing of

as presidential candidate

Progressive Party of

speech fiasco and

as Vice President

as vice-presidential candidate

Wallace, Madge Gates

death of

HST’s residence at house of

Margaret’s singing and

Wallace, May Southern

Wallace, Natalie Ott

Wallace, Natalie

Wallgren, Monrad C.

Wall Street Journal

Walsh, David I.

Walsh, Edmund A.

Walsh, Jerome

War Department, U.S.

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