Review of
A&E Biography Tape of Harry S. Truman
Five out of five stars
As gutsy as they come
Although he
always remained a self-proclaimed “simple man from Missouri”, Harry Truman was
anything but simple. He never flinched from making a decision with great
consequences, he stood up for the rule of law against powerful figures and he
was a great president. The decisions that Truman made in office to use the
atomic bombs against Japan, to define and implement the Truman Doctrine, to
commit the United States to armed conflict by the NATO treaty, to send aid to
Europe under the Marshall Plan, to intervene in Korea and to fire General
MacArthur all had consequences decades in duration. Furthermore, they all were
good for the United States and good for the world.
While this tape
does not delve into the depths of Truman’s actions as president, the makers of
the tape cannot be faulted for that. There were so many major decisions made by
Truman and the consequences so far-reaching that it is simply impossible to
achieve any depth in 50 minutes. This is an excellent overview of the life of a
great man and president, to delve deeply into what he did would take many
hours. With some of the lowest approval
ratings of all time when he left office, history has been kind to Harry Truman
and for good reason.
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