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Michael asked this question about The Accidental President: Harry S. Truman and the Four Months That Changed the World—A Fast-Paced Chronicle of Truman’s Tumultuous First Days Amidst World War II:
I’m wondering how many readers of this book have read David McCullough’s award winning biography Truman?
Robert Huddleston It is an excellent biography but with one factual error that has gone uncorrected. When North Korea invaded South Korea, Truman was in Independence bu…moreIt is an excellent biography but with one factual error that has gone uncorrected. When North Korea invaded South Korea, Truman was in Independence but departed for Washington the next morning. When he arrived at the Washington airport waiting were "Dean Acheson ,[Secretary of Defense] Louis Johnson and Budget Director James Webb.
The "Budget Director?" To make a "cost-benefit' analysis of what must be done. No, McCullough misspoke: Webb had become the Undersecretary of State. Some must have lifted an eyebrow on the "Budget Director" being included.(less)
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The Accidental President
by A.J. Baime
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