Anticommunism in its modern form was invented by liberals like Harry Truman, the architect of the national security state. The proportion of… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today,… — Thomas Frank Copy Share Image
Barack Obama is not Harry Truman, who dropped the A-bomb on Japan to stop World War II. Barack Obama is not John… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
[President Truman] was free of the greatest vice in a leader, his ego never came between him and his job. — Dean Acheson Copy Share Image
Well, you know what, I'm 60 years old, and I've been interested in politics since I was on my daddy's knee. During… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I was in Independence, Missouri when Johnson signed the Medicare bill, with Truman standing there. Truman had first proposed Medicare, but couldn't… — Helen Thomas Copy Share Image
I always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Foreign policy of a pluralistic democracy like the United States should be based on bipartisanship because bipartisanship is the means and the… — Zbigniew Brzezinski Copy Share Image
There used to be this feeling under Eisenhower and Kennedy and Roosevelt and Truman that government was a solution. Trust in the… — Robert Caro Copy Share Image
The 112th Congress passed only 220 laws, the lowest number enacted by any Congress. In 1948, when President Truman called the 80th… — Juan Williams Copy Share Image
At the end of their first years, there are few people who would have predicted that Truman would be elected in 1948… — Robert Dallek Copy Share Image
It is interesting that liberals don't mind a strong faith at all. When it's their guy with a strong faith - whether… — Paul Kengor Copy Share Image
Obama has been perhaps the most partisan President since Truman. He hasn't learned to be civil - note his insulting speech to… — Grover Norquist Copy Share Image
The United States are a miracle: the division between two states is sometimes a river or a mountain, and sometimes it's a… — Quentin Crisp Copy Share Image
I liked Truman very much. He was precise and businesslike. After a while, it was his turn. — Lord Mountbatten Copy Share Image
Mr. Truman studiously avoided giving power to his White House staff that has been characteristic of recent administrations. Staff people in the… — Stuart Symington Copy Share Image
My favorite monologue in the book is Kate Harrington's story of her relationship with Truman. — George Plimpton Copy Share Image
Presidents Truman and Nixon left office under dark clouds of scandal and with abysmal levels of support, but with the passage of… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
The very first thing the President [Truman] did was to show me the new Presidential Seal, which he had just redesigned. He… — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
My advice to young writers would be to write every day, even if it is only a few words. Get yourself on… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
My lasting impression of Truman Capote is that he was a terribly gentle, terribly sensitive, and terribly sad man. — Alvin Ailey Copy Share Image
You know, I am not a particular Kennedy apologist or an awed fan - I was 12 when he was murdered -… — Gene Weingarten Copy Share Image
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