01850cam a2200361 i 4500 608096800 TxAuBib 20221025120000.0 080304s2008||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2008010193 9780805069389 0805069380 (OCoLC)213384916 TxAuBib rda Dallek, Robert. Harry S. Truman / Robert Dallek. 1st edition. New York : Times Books, 2008. xviii, 183 pages ; 22 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier American presidents series (Times Books (Firm)) ; 33 Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-173) and index. Preludes -- Ending the war and planning peace -- The worst of times -- Politician and statesman -- Against all odds -- Cold War president -- Miseries at home and abroad -- Lost credibility -- Last hurrahs -- Milestones. The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth century, Harry S. Truman clashed with Southerners over civil rights, with organized labor over the right to strike, and with General Douglas MacArthur over the conduct of the Korean War. He personified Thomas Jefferson's observation that the presidency is a "splendid misery," but it was during his tenure that the United States truly came of age. 20221025. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. Presidents United States Biography. United States Politics and government 1945-1953. Biographies. American presidents series (Times Books (Firm)) ; 33.