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    When Harry Met Pablo

    In 1958, former President Harry Truman and artist Pablo Picasso spent time in each other’s company during a Mediterranean vacation. Author Matthew Algeo detailed what happened next - a story…

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    Garry Kasparov, 1948 Berlin Airlift

    On the 75th anniversary of the 1948 Berlin airlift, author, political activist, and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov discussed President Harry Truman’s leadership during that crisi…

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    African American Journalist Alice Allison Dunnigan

    This talk was on Alice Allison Dunnigan - the first African American female White House correspondent, and Senate and House of Representatives press galleries member. Panelists, including Ms…

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    The Inaugural Story 1949

    This short film gives an overview of the January 20, 1949 inaugural ceremonies for President Harry S. Truman.

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    The Accidental President

    A.J. Baime talked about his book The Accidental President, in which he looks at the challenges that President Harry Truman faced during his first four months in office.

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    Bess and Harry Truman

    Harry S. Truman Presidential Library archivist Tammy Williams talked about Harry and Bess Truman, and their life together from childhood in Independence, Missouri, to the White House. She re…

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    U.S. and Russia in March 1917

    Journalist and author Will Englund discussed his book, March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution. Mr. Englund details the turmoil and opposition to World War I in Russia that forced Cza…

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    President Truman and Cold War Espionage

    U.S. Army Command and General Staff College professor Lee Lacy and Truman Presidential Library and Museum archivist Sam Rushay discussed Cold War espionage and counterintelligence during the…

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    Desegregation of the U.S. Military

    Rawn James, author of The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America’s Military, and retired colonel Norma Jean Bradford discussed President Harry Truman’s executive …

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    Harry Truman and Celebrities

    Truman Presidential Library archivist David Clark talked about former President Harry S. Truman’s relationships with celebrity athletes, politicians, and entertainers using letters, photos, …

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    The General vs. the President

    H.W. Brands talked about his book The General vs. the President: MacArthur and Truman at the Brink of Nuclear War, in which he examines the contentious relationship between President Harry T…

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    Sadako Crane Donation to the Truman Library

    Clifton Truman Daniel welcomed a Japanese atomic bomb survivor to his grandfather’s presidential library in Independence, Missouri, for the donation of a rare paper crane that became a symbo…

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    Chief Justice Rehnquist on the Steel Seizures Case

    Chief Justice William Rehnquist talked about the 1952 U.S. Supreme Court case Youngstown Sheet and Tube v. Sawyer, in which the court limited the power of the president to seize property whe…

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    Greatest Generation in the White House

    Theodore Wilson talked about the military veterans who served in the Oval Office, including Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald …

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    Harry S. Truman Public Service Award

    The Harry S. Truman Award for Public Service was presented to Rep. Skelton on the steps of the Truman Presidential Museum and Library. Mayor Reimal praised Rep. Skelton’s devotion to his fam…

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    President Truman and National Security

    Panelists talked about President Truman’s defense policy and the expansion of the National Security apparatus under the 33rd president. They spoke about his efforts to unify the Armed Forces…

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    President Truman and Societal Effects of National Security

    Panelists talked about President Truman’s national security initiatives and their long-term impact on society. Topics included defense projects that funded educational programs in the fields…

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    Harry Truman at School

    Raymond Geselbracht, special assistant to the director of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library, talked about what Truman’s elementary and high school education say about the president an…

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    Dialogue With the Future, Part 2

    Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman is a series of 26 half hour films about Harry S. Truman’s presidency. Each episode of this series features President Truman looking back on his lif…

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    Dialogue with the Future, Part 1

    Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman is a series of 26 half hour films about Harry S. Truman’s presidency. Each episode of this series features President Truman looking back on his lif…

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