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Ken Hechler, former speechwriter and aide of President Truman, talked about civil liberties and the Truman administration. He was interviewed by President Truman’s eldest grandson, Clifton T…

Ken Hechler, former White House assistant to President Truman, was interviewed by Robert Watson about President Truman’s relationship with General Douglas MacArthur. General MacArthur led th…

A panel discussion was held on the argument that desegregation would impair military efficiency and unit cohesion and why President Truman chose to issuing an executive order desegregating t…

The program “To Secure These Rights: Truman and Civil Rights” was held to honor and reflect upon the 58th anniversary of the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces by Executive Order 9981 is…

The panel talked about the domestic politics of President Truman. They focused on President Truman’s expansion of social programs and the relationship between the presidency and Congress in …

Ken Hechler was interviewed about his book Working with Truman: A Personal Memoir of the White House Years, reprinted by the University of Missouri Press. Mr. Hechler was a speech writer for…

In a speech titled, “The Greatest Upset in American Political History,” former Representative Kenneth Hechler talked about the 1948 presidential election, marking its fiftieth anniversary. H…