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Harry S Truman Home
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Author : Sarah Olson
language : en
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Release Date : 1987
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Harry S Truman National Historic Site Independence Missouri
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language : en
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Release Date : 1987
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The Hidden White House
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Author : Robert Klara
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan
Release Date : 2013-10-22
The Hidden White House written by Robert Klara and has been published by Macmillan this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-22 with History categories.
Now including an excerpt from THE DEVIL'S MERCEDES: The Bizarre and Disturbing Adventures of Hitler's Limousine in America by Robert Klara. Coming March 2017. Critically acclaimed author Robert Klara leads readers through an unmatched tale of political ambition and technical skill: the Truman administration's controversial rebuilding of the White House. In 1948, President Harry Truman, enjoying a bath on the White House's second floor, almost plunged through the ceiling of the Blue Room into a tea party for the Daughters of the American Revolution. A handpicked team of the country's top architects conducted a secret inspection of the troubled mansion and, after discovering it was in imminent danger of collapse, insisted that the First Family be evicted immediately. What followed would be the most historically significant and politically complex home-improvement job in American history. While the Trumans camped across the street at Blair House, Congress debated whether to bulldoze the White House completely, and the Soviets exploded their first atomic bomb, starting the Cold War. Indefatigable researcher Robert Klara reveals what has, until now, been little understood about this episode: America's most famous historic home was basically demolished, giving birth to today's White House. Leaving only the mansion's facade untouched, workmen gutted everything within, replacing it with a steel frame and a complex labyrinth deep below ground that soon came to include a top-secret nuclear fallout shelter, The story of Truman's rebuilding of the White House is a snapshot of postwar America and its first Cold War leader, undertaking a job that changed the centerpiece of the country's national heritage. The job was by no means perfect, but it was remarkable—and, until now, all but forgotten.
Harry S Truman
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Author : Brian Burnes
language : en
Publisher: Kansas City Star Books
Release Date : 2003
Harry S Truman written by Brian Burnes and has been published by Kansas City Star Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Presidents categories.
Historic Photos Of Harry S Truman
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language : en
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
Release Date : 2007-11-01
Historic Photos Of Harry S Truman written by and has been published by Turner Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Historic Photos of Harry S. Truman illustrates the life of one of the least complex and most transparent of our American presidents. As he said, "I never give them hell. I just tell the truth and they think it's hell." The dozens of photos in this book follow Truman's life of preparing, however unknowingly, to step into the rather large shoes of Franklin D. Roosevelt. The emerging theme of his life underscores the value of human interaction—his was a life spent building social networks. Whether it be business clubs, the Masons, or the military, Truman made loyal friends and powerful allies. Through these interactions, he learned to listen and to lead. With facts and quotations from newspaper accounts, interviews, and diary entries, the captions in Historic Photos of Harry S. Truman help make his life and career come alive on the book's pages.
Dear Bess
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Author : Harry S. Truman
language : en
Publisher: University of Missouri Press
Release Date : 1998
Dear Bess written by Harry S. Truman and has been published by University of Missouri Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This correspondence, which encompasses Truman's courtship of his wife, his service in the senate, his presidency, and after, reveals not only the character of Truman's mind but also a shrewd observer's view of American politics.
General Management Plan
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Author : United States. National Park Service
language : en
Publisher: Forgotten Books
Release Date : 2017-11-06
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Excerpt from General Management Plan: Harry S. Truman National Historical Site, Missouri The success of the Truman neighborhood trust would depend on strong commitments from district residents and local authorities. The citizens and officials of Independence have demonstrated their ability to make such commitments through their support for the creation of the Harry S Truman Heritage District, the initiatives taken by many individuals to protect the properties in the district, and most recently the city council's resolution to work closely with the United States Park Service to insure that the area surrounding the former President's home continues to be maintained in an appropriate fashion (resolution passed by the city council on October 20, 1986, reprinted in appendix D of this document). In this resolution, the city formally supported acquisition of the Wallace and noland/haukenberry homes, opposed any federal ownership of additional homes in the Truman neighborhood, and opposed either the federal government or the trust having the right to purchase easements or condemn private property near the Truman home. The National Park Service agrees with the council that neither condemnation nor federal ownership is a desirable solution to the problem of incompatible development in the area visible from the Truman home. It also agrees that condemnation authority, an inherent prerogative of the federal government, is not appropriate for the trust, and that it should not be employed by the National Park Service within an expanded national historic site boundary except in dire cases, such as when a property is threatened with demolition and the trust cannot resolve the situation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Hidden White House
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Author : Robert Klara
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2014-10-21
The Hidden White House written by Robert Klara and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-21 with History categories.
Critically acclaimed author Robert Klara's The Hidden White House leads readers through an unmatched tale of political ambition and technical skill: the Truman administration's controversial rebuilding of the White House. In 1948, President Harry Truman, enjoying a bath on the White House's second floor, almost plunged through the ceiling of the Blue Room into a tea party for the Daughters of the American Revolution. A handpicked team of the country's top architects conducted a secret inspection of the troubled mansion and, after discovering it was in imminent danger of collapse, insisted that the First Family be evicted immediately. What followed would be the most historically significant and politically complex home-improvement job in American history. While the Trumans camped across the street at Blair House, Congress debated whether to bulldoze the White House completely, and the Soviets exploded their first atomic bomb, starting the Cold War. Indefatigable researcher Robert Klara reveals what has, until now, been little understood about this episode: America's most famous historic home was basically demolished, giving birth to today's White House. Leaving only the mansion's facade untouched, workmen gutted everything within, replacing it with a steel frame and a complex labyrinth deep below ground that soon came to include a top-secret nuclear fallout shelter. The story of Truman's rebuilding of the White House is a snapshot of postwar America and its first Cold War leader, undertaking a job that changed the centerpiece of the country's national heritage. The job was by no means perfect, but it was remarkable—and, until now, all but forgotten.
General Management Plan
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Author : United States. National Park Service
language : en
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Release Date : 1987
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The President S House
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Author : Margaret Truman
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 2007-12-18
The President S House written by Margaret Truman and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12-18 with Young Adult Nonfiction categories.
As Margaret Truman knows from firsthand experience, living in the White House can be exhilarating and maddening, alarming and exhausting–but it is certainly never dull. Part private residence, part goldfish bowl, and part national shrine, the White House is both the most important address in America and the most intensely scrutinized. In this splendid blend of the personal and historic, Margaret Truman offers an unforgettable tour of “the president’s house” across the span of two centuries. Opened (though not finished) in 1800 and originally dubbed a “palace,” the White House has been fascinating from day one. In Thomas Jefferson’s day, it was a reeking construction site where congressmen complained of the hazards of open rubbish pits. Andrew Jackson’s supporters, descending twenty thousand strong from the backwoods of Kentucky and Tennessee, nearly destroyed the place during his first inaugural. Teddy Roosevelt expanded it, Jackie Kennedy and Pat Nixon redecorated it. Through all the vicissitudes of its history, the White House has transformed the characters, and often the fates, of its powerful occupants. In The President’s House, Margaret Truman takes us behind the scenes, into the deepest recesses and onto the airiest balconies, as she reveals what it feels like to live in the White House. Here are hilarious stories of Teddy Roosevelt’s rambunctious children tossing spitballs at presidential portraits–as well as a heartbreaking account of the tragedy that befell President Coolidge’s young son, Calvin, Jr. Here, too, is the real story of the Lincoln Bedroom and the thrilling narrative of how first lady Dolley Madison rescued a priceless portrait of George Washington and a copy of the Declaration of Independence before British soldiers torched the White House in 1814. Today the 132-room White House operates as an exotic combination of first-class hotel and fortress, with 1,600 dedicated workers, an annual budget over $1 billion, and a kitchen that can handle anything from an intimate dinner for four to a reception for 2,400. But ghosts of the past still walk its august corridors–including a phantom whose visit President Harry S Truman described to his daughter in eerie detail. From the basement swarming with reporters to the Situation Room crammed with sophisticated technology to the Oval Office where the president receives the world’s leaders, the White House is a beehive of relentless activity, deal-making, intrigue, gossip, and of course history in the making. In this evocative and insightful book, Margaret Truman combines high-stakes drama with the unique perspective of an insider. The ultimate guided tour of the nation’s most famous dwelling, The President’s House is truly a national treasure.