Tag Archives: President Harry Truman

The Remarkable Friendship Between Harry Truman and Herbert Hoover

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In April, 1945, Franklin D. Roosevelt had died suddenly, and Vice President-now-President Harry S Truman, by his own admission, felt like the moon, stars and all the planets had fallen on him. Harry Truman Makes A Friend  Only days after … Continue reading →

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The Hidden White House: A Book Review

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

There is an old saying that if somebody asks for the time, you don’t need to tell them how to make a watch. And so it is with The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America’s Most … Continue reading →

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Herbert Hoover and the First Hoover Dam

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Feather Schwartz Foster

In 1921, Herbert Hoover was a household word, and a newly appointed Secretary of Commerce in the Harding Administration. Herbert Hoover: A Quick Background Herbert Clark Hoover (1874-1964) was a self-made man in the truest sense of the word.  Born … Continue reading →

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