When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By James Traub THE TRIALS OF HARRY S. TRUMAN The Extraordinary Presidency of an Ordinary Man ...

Harry Truman once said "All good leaders must be readers." Curator Clay Bauske gave a tour of President Truman's home, as well as his presidential library, to showcase his collection of books and ...

Clifton Truman Daniel, grandson of the 33rd U.S. President Harry Truman, remembers his grandfather as "grandpa" who was a ...

Historians have been kind to Missouri’s Harry Truman. Since his often-controversial White House years, he has risen in rank high in the presidential standings. In “Ascent to Power,” lawyer ...

Harry Truman’s ascension to the presidency after Franklin Roosevelt’s death was a rocky one, and it came at a pivotal time in the nation’s history. Once a senator who complained that the ...

HARRY S TRUMAN: It is an atomic bomb. It is a harnessing of the basic power of the universe. The force from which the sun draws its power has been loosed against those who brought war to the Far East.

In May 1948, as President Harry Truman was gearing up for his campaign to retain the White House, grumblings could be heard within the Democratic Party about his wooden speaking style. J. Howard ...

Clay Bauske has served as the curator of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum for over 40 years and is set to retire at the end of the month. During his time in the role, museum ...

Dennis Giangreco was about 10 years old when he met President Harry Truman at the Truman Library. Some six decades later, he’s written his third book specifically on the man from Independence ...

The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, the federal memorial to our thirty-third President, awards merit-based scholarships to college students who plan to pursue careers in government or ...