Three things can ruin a man. Power, money, and women. I never wanted power, I never had any money, and the only woman in my life is up at the house right now.
Harry S. Truman, 33rd President, 1945-1953
Those who sought to criticize Truman, said he gained his stature only because he was a product of the "political system" in Kansas City.
He was very successful, however, as a Judge and administrator there. He developed a modern highway system, had a new courthouse designed and built, and was very conscientious about being fair and honest, and being above reproach about his conduct.
In Truman, by David McCullough, an incident is recalled where in responding to a call for a meeting in a room at the Baltimore Hotel, he asked Edgar Hinde, a friend, to go along, just in case. When they knocked at the room , Hinde remembered, a blond woman in a negligee opened the door. (Truman) spun on his heels and ran back down the hall, disappearing around the corner."
McCullough, David; Truman; Simon & Schuster, New York, New York, 1992
Those who sought to criticize Truman, said he gained his stature only because he was a product of the "political system" in Kansas City.
He was very successful, however, as a Judge and administrator there. He developed a modern highway system, had a new courthouse designed and built, and was very conscientious about being fair and honest, and being above reproach about his conduct.
In Truman, by David McCullough, an incident is recalled where in responding to a call for a meeting in a room at the Baltimore Hotel, he asked Edgar Hinde, a friend, to go along, just in case. When they knocked at the room , Hinde remembered, a blond woman in a negligee opened the door. (Truman) spun on his heels and ran back down the hall, disappearing around the corner."
McCullough, David; Truman; Simon & Schuster, New York, New York, 1992
p 771, declined to run for 3rd term, potsdam conference offered "company" pps 440-450?
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