“As you may recall, Truman was extremely unpopular when he finally left Washington in 1953, thanks largely to the Korean War. Today, however, he is thought to have been a solidly good president, a 'Near Great' even, in the terminology of those surveys of historians they do every now and then.” MayHas BeensWarTodayLeftPresidentThanksHistorianNow And ThenRecallsKoreanSurveysTerminologyTrumanKorean War Author:Thomas Frank
“Jimmy Carter as President is like Truman Capote marrying Dolly Parton. The job is just too big for him.” BigsJobsPresidentJimmyCarterMarryingTruman Author:Rich Little
“President Roosevelt and President Truman and President Eisenhower had the same experience, they all made the effort to get along with the Russians. But every time, finally it failed. And the reason it failed was because the Communists are determined to destroy us, and regardless of what hand of friendship we may hold out or what arguments we may put up, the only thing that will make that decisive difference is the strength of the United States.” MayMadeStatesReasonHandsPresidentDifferencesUnitedEffortUnited StatesArgumentDeterminedCommunistTrumanPresident RooseveltPresident EisenhowerPresident Truman Author:John F. Kennedy
“Every President I think I've ever known, except Truman, has thought they didn't quite get done what they wanted done. And toward the end of their Administrations, they were disappointed and wished they had done some things differently.” ThinkingEndsDoneWantedPresidentKnownAdministrationDisappointedTruman Author:Billy Graham
“We must uphold the promise of Roosevelt, Truman, Kennedy, Johnson, Carter, and Clinton and never allow the President and his Republican friends to threaten Social Security by putting it on the Wall Street trading block.” SocialPresidentStreetsSecurityWallPromiseRepublicanClintonBlockTradingSocial SecurityJohnsonCarterTruman Author:John F. Kerry
“[President Truman] was free of the greatest vice in a leader, his ego never came between him and his job.” JobsPresidentLeaderEgoVicesTrumanPresident Truman Author:Dean Acheson
“Harry Truman proves that old adage that any man can become President of the United States.” MenStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesProveAdagesTrumanHarry Truman Author:Norman Thomas
“Truman left in the middle of an unpopular war, a war of choice. Truman didn't have to go into South Korea. And he was reviled and ridiculed for the stalemate that resulted. Now, he's seen as one of the great presidents of the 20th century.” WarChoicesLeftPresidentMiddleCenturySouth20th CenturyKoreaTrumanSouth KoreaGreat PresidentsStalemate Author:Charles Krauthammer