History Quote by T. R. Fehrenbach

“And it was no accident, in the late forties, that the makers of American policy, unwilling to backtrack with the public, began to try…

— T.R. Fehrenbach

“As Truman saw the presidency, the chief responsibility was to make decisions and he made some of the most difficult and far-reaching of any…

— David McCullough

Almost everything Truman did in foreign affairs I approve of.

— Stephen Ambrose

“He and Willoughby preferred that the Pentagon and the Truman administration be completely dependent upon them for any information about what was going on…

— David Halberstam

“Well, all the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them do…

— David McCullough

“The loyalty of those around Truman was total and would never falter. In years to come not one member of the Truman White House…

— David McCullough

“Harry Truman—the man who won the four-way 1948 presidential campaign, triumphing over the segregationist Thurmond, the Progressive candidate Henry A. Wallace, and the Republican…

— Jon Meacham

“Roosevelt loved the subtleties of human relations...He was sensitive to nuances in a way that Harry Truman never was and never would be. Truman,…

— David McCullough

“The President and the Congress are all very well in their way. They can say what they think they think, but it rests with…

— Theodore Roosevelt

“The fact that presidents have done something does not necessarily make it right or constitutional.”

— Chris Edelson

“Those who based decisions on principle, not some snapshot of public opinion, were often vindicated over time.”

— George W. Bush

Harry Truman's decision to fire Douglas MacArthur at the height of the Korean War in April 1951 shocked the American political system and astonished…

— H. W. Brands