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by David McCullough


  Siddeley, Armstrong

  Siegel, Benjamin “Bugsy,”

  Silver, Abba Hillel

  Simpson, Caroline

  Simpson, “Letch,”

  Singapore

  Slaughter, Elizabeth

  Slaughter, O. V.

  Slaughter, Roger C.

  Slaughter, Stephen

  slavery

  Sloan, Samuel A.

  Smith, Alfred E.

  Smith, Ellison DuRant “Cotton Ed,”

  Smith, Harold D.

  Smith, Ira

  Smith, Jabez

  Smith, Joseph

  Smith, Margaret Chase

  Smith, Merriman

  Smith, Walter Bedell

  Smith-Connally Act (1943)

  Smyth, James G.

  Snyder, Drucie

  Snyder, John

  Snyder, Mrs. John

  Soames, Christopher

  Soames, Mary Churchill

  Social Security

  Social Security Act (1935)

  Soldier’s Story, A (Bradley)

  Somervell, Brehon B.

  Somoza, Anastasio

  Soong, T. V.

  Sophocles

  Souers, Sidney W.

  Southern, William

  Soviet Union

  atomic bomb and

  Berlin and

  China and

  Cold War with, see Cold War

  expansionist policy of

  Germany and

  Great Britain and

  Greece and

  HST’s forecast for

  Iran occupied by

  Japan and

  Korean War and

  Lend-Lease and

  Marshall Plan and

  military strength of

  Nazi pact with

  Palestine and

  Poland occupied by

  Potsdam Conference and, see Potsdam Conference

  Turkey and

  U.S. relations with

  Vinson mission and

  Wallace’s New York speech on

  in World War II

  Yalta agreements and

  see also Stalin, Joseph

  Spaatz, Carl A

  SPAB (Supplies Priorities and Allocations Board)

  Spain

  Sparkman, John

  Spellman, Francis Joseph Cardinal

  Spence, Brent

  Spina, Frank

  Spitalny, Phil

  Stafford, Terry

  Staley Milling Company

  Stalin, Joseph

  atomic bomb and

  Berlin and

  character and appearance of

  Churchill’s “iron curtain” speech and

  death of

  Germany and

  Marshall Plan and

  at Potsdam

  Roosevelt and

  Vinson mission and

  Stampler, Manly

  Standard Oil of New Jersey

  Stapf, Harlow A.

  Stark, Lloyd C.

  Stassen, Harold E.

  State Department, U.S.

  see also Acheson, Dean; Byrnes, James; Marshall, George C.; specific foreign policy issues

  State of the Union

  Stayton, E. M.

  Steele, Jack

  steel industry

  crisis in

  HST’s seizure of

  Korean War and

  Steelman, John R

  steel strikes:

  of 1946

  of 1952

  Steinfirst, Donald

  Stern, Isaac

  Stettinius, Edward

  Stevenson, Adlai E.

  background of

  death of

  as governor of Illinois

  HST’s plea for candidacy of

  as presidential candidate

  Stevenson, Adlai E.

  Stevenson, Adlai E. (Vice President)

  Stevenson, Coke

  Stewart, Murray

  Stewart, Tom

  Stimson, Henry L

  atomic bomb and

  on Germany

  Marshall and

  political career of

  at Potsdam

  retirement of

  Stone, Harlan

  Stone, I. F

  Story of Harry Truman, The

  Stout, Stuart

  Stowe, David

  Straight, Michael

  Straus, Noel

  Strauss, Lewis

  Street, Charles

  Strickler, Mrs. Thomas J.

  strikes

  auto workers’

  coal

  electrical workers’

  railway

  steel, see steel strikes

  Taft-Hartley Act and

  telegraph

  telephone

  Strother, John

  Strother, Sam

  Strout, Richard

  Study of Reconstruction Finance Corporation: Favoritism and Influence

  Styka, Tadé

  Sullivan, John L.

  Sullivan, William C.

  Sulzberger, Arthur Hays

  Sulzberger, C. L.

  Summer, Grace

  “Sunday Evening Hour,”

  superbomb, see hydrogen bomb

  Supplies Priorities and Allocations Board (SPAB)

  Supreme Court, U.S.

  Roosevelt’s plan for

  steel mill seizure and

  Surplus Property Administration

  Susskind, David

  Suzuki, Kantaro

  Swanson, Gloria

  Swayze, John Cameron

  Swope, Chrisman

  Symington, Stuart

  Szilard, Leo

  Taber, John

  Taft, Mrs. Robert A

  Taft, Robert A

  character and appearance of

  Dewey and

  on Lilienthal

  as presidential candidate

  Taft, William Howard

  retirement of

  Taft-Hartley Act (1947)

  Taiwan, see Formosa

  Talmadge, Herman

  Tames, George

  tax collection, corruption in

  taxes

  Taylor, “Fiddlin’ Bob,”

  Taylor, Glen H.

  Taylor, Tasker

  Taylor, Telford

  Teapot Dome scandal

  Teasley, Walter “Cushionfoot,”

  telegraph strike

  telephone strikes:

  of 1946

  of 1952

  television

  films about presidency on

  political conventions on

  presidential inauguration on

  White House tour on

  Teller, Edward

  Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

  Tennyson, Alfred, Lord

  Thacker, Ralph

  “They’ll Never Believe Me” (Kern)

  Thomas, Elmer

  Thomas, J. Parnell

  Thomas, Lowell

  Thompson, Dorothy

  Thompson, Ed

  Thompson, Llewellyn

  Thomson, Virgil

  Thorndike, Joseph J., Jr.

  Thurman, Samuel

  Thurmond, J. Strom

  Tiernan, L. Curtis

  Tighe, Arthur

  Time

  Times (London)

  Times of India

  Tinley, John P.

  Tito, Marshal (Josip Broz)

  Tobey, Charles

  Togo, Shigenori

  Tokyo

  Torresola, Griselio

  To Secure These Rights

  Tracy, Spencer

  Traubel, Helen

  Triangle Club

  Truitt, Mrs. Max

  Truman, Anderson Shipp (Shippe) (grandfather)

  Civil War and

  slaves owned by

  Truman, Elizabeth Wallace “Bess” (wife)

  and assassination attempt on HST

  character of

  death of

  European vacations of

  farewell lunche
on for HST and

  father’s suicide and

  as First Lady

  Forrestal and

  frugality of

  HST’s Christmas visit and

  HST’s courting of

  HST’s engagement to

  HST’s “final” argument with

  HST’s hiring of

  HST’s letters to

  HST’s political career and

  HST’s presidency resisted by

  HST’s reelection campaign and

  HST’s relationship with

  HST’s war service and

  HST’s wedding to

  Independence summers of

  as influence on HST

  Margaret’s singing and

  mastectomy of

  miscarriages of

  oil venture and

  physical appearance of

  privacy guarded by

  Roosevelt’s death and

  Ross’s post and

  on Senate staff

  Washington apartments of

  White House and

  Truman, Emma

  Truman, Harry (nephew)

  Truman, Harry S.:

  aging of

  ambition of

  in American Legion

  in Army reserve

  at Army summer camp

  artistic tastes of

  assassination attempt on

  automobile travels of

  bank jobs of

  Bible reading of

  birthday parties for

  birth of

  “The Buck Stops Here” sign of

  campaign style of

  character and appearance of

  childhood accidents of

  childhood of

  Chubb Fellowship given to

  Citizens Security bank venture of

  clubs joined by

  as “common man” president

  confidence of

  congressional position sought by

  construction timekeeper job of

  corruption attributed to administration

  courage of

  cronyism ascribed to

  death of

  diary of

  diligence of

  drugstore job of

  as eastern judge of Jackson County

  Court

  education of

  energy of

  European vacations of

  eyeglasses and eyesight of

  fairness of

  falls of

  farewell address of

  farewell luncheon for

  as farmer

  as father

  as federal reemployment service director

  film on

  first automobile of

  first Cabinet appointments of

  first congressional address of

  first postwar message to Congress of

  first presidential term of

  first press conference of

  friends hired by

  funeral of

  Gates residence of

  “give-’em-hell-Harry” style of

  as “go-along, get-along Harry,”

  governor’s post desired by

  growth and changes of

  headaches of

  health of

  heroes of

  history and

  Independence homes of

  as investigator see also Truman Committee

  as Jeffersonian

  jokes about

  in Kansas City

  Kansas City Automobile Club job of

  land speculation trips of

  last press conference of

  last weeks of presidency of

  as late bloomer

  law school courses of

  “longhand spasms” of

  long-range objectives lacked by

  as Mason

  memoirs of, see Memoirs

  memorial tributes to

  men’s furnishing store of

  morals and integrity of

  name and middle initial of

  in National Guard

  as nineteenth-century man

  “nonpolitical” cross-country tours of

  in oil venture

  as Pendergast man, see Pendergast political machine

  piano playing of

  politics as interest of

  politics as life work of

  politics as seen by

  popularity of

  portraits of

  on presidency

  presidency resisted by

  presidential “honeymoon” of

  presidential inauguration of

  presidential reelection campaign funds for

  presidential reelection campaign of

  presidential reelection of

  as presiding judge of Jackson County Court

  press conferences of

  reading of

  religious views of

  retirement announcement of

  retirement financial situation of

  retirement of

  road overseer job of

  salaries of

  second presidential term of

  Senate campaign of (1934)

  Senate campaign of (1940)

  Senate career of

  on Senate committees; see also Truman committee

  shirts of

  speeches of

  staff’s relationship with

  in stage show

  in television films

  temper of

  theater-going of

  vacations of

  values and beliefs of

  vice-presidency resisted by

  as Vice President

  as vice-presidential candidate

  Washington apartments of

  West Point aspirations of

  Whistle-stop Campaign of

  World War I service of

  at Young farm

  zinc-mine venture of

  Truman, J. C. (nephew)

  Truman, John (great-uncle)

  Truman, John Anderson (father)

  businesses and jobs of

  character and appearance of

  as farmer

  financial misfortunes of

  houses and farms of

  illness and death of

  politics as interest of

  Truman, John Vivian (brother)

  birth of

  death of

  HST’s hiring of

  marriage of

  Truman, Lawrence

  Truman, Luella Campbell (sister-in-law)

  Truman, Margaret (aunt)

  Truman, Margaret (daughter), see Daniel, Mary Margaret “Margie” Truman

  Truman, Martha Ann (niece)

  Truman, Martha Ellen “Mattie”; (mother)

  accident of

  character and appearance of

  Chiles and

  death of

  eviction of

  failing health of

  farm mortgages of

  hernia operation of

  HST’s automobile and

  HST’s buying back farm of

  HST’s letters to

  HST’s war service and

  as influence on HST

  Margaret’s singing and

  marriage of

  piano of

  pneumonia of

  stroke of

  surgery of

  Washington visit of

  Truman, Mary (aunt)

  Truman, Mary Jane (sister)

  birth of

  character and appearance of

  farm run by

  HST’s letters to

  HST’s relationship with

  HST’s war service and

  letters from

  Truman, Mary Jane Holmes (grandmother)

  Truman, Mary Martha (aunt)

  Truman, Ralph (cousin)

  Truman, William (great-grandfather)

  Truman, William (uncle)

  Truman & Jacobson

  Truman Balcony

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nbsp; Truman Committee (Senate Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program)

  appropriation for

  atomic bomb and

  camp construction investigated by

  corporations investigated by

  dollar-a-year men opposed by

  Roosevelt and

  staff of

  steel plate production investigated by

  Truman Doctrine

  Acheson’s role in

  aid to Greece and Turkey in

  as continuation of historic U.S. policies

  HST’s speech to Congress on

  leadership demonstrated in

  1948 campaign and

  Progressive Party’s denunciation of

  Truman Library, see Harry S. Truman Library

  Truman Merry-Go-Round, The(Allen and Shannon)

  Truman Story, The

  Truman-Wheeler Bill

  Trumbull, John

  Tubby, Roger

  Tully, Andrew

  Tully, Grace

  Tunney, Gene

  Turkey

  British aid to

  Soviet Union and

  U.S. aid to

  Turner, Roy J.

  Turnip congress

  TVA, see Tennessee Valley Authority

  Twain, Mark

  Twenty-second Amendment to the Constitution

  Twyman, Dr.

  Twyman, Elmer

  Tydings, Millard

  Tydings Committee

  Tyler, John

  unemployment

  Union Army

  Union National Bank

  unions, see labor, labor unions

  Union Station Massacre

  United Mine Workers

  United Nations (U.N.)

  Atomic Energy Commission of

  Charter of

  Korean War as action of

  Palestine issue and

  San Francisco Conference on

  Security Council of

  United Nations Association

  United Press

  United States

  United States Relations with China: With Special Reference to the Period 1944–1949

  United Steel Workers

  Urey, Harold

  U.S. News and World Report

  U.S. Steel Corporation

  V-l rockets

  Vaccaro, Tony

  Vaile, Harvey

  Vandenberg, Arthur

  character and appearance of

  as former isolationist

  Lilienthal and

  Vandenberg, Hoyt

  Vardaman, James K. “Jake,” Jr.

  Vaughan, Harry

  character and appearance of

  on HST’s eyeglasses

  s HST’s military aide

  J. Edgar Hoover and

  pearson’s attack on

  at Potsdam

  self-importance of

  Senate investigation of

  senatorial staff position of

  Vaughan, Samuel

  Veatch, N. T., Jr.

  Versailles Treaty (1919)

  veterans:

  aid to

  black

  garden parties for

  GI Bill and

  housing for

  Veterans of Foreign Wars

  Vietnam

  Vietnam War

  Vinson, Fred M.

  special mission planned for

  Vivian, John

  Volkogonov, Dmitri

  Vrooman, Howard

  wages

  Wage Stabilization Board

  Waggoner, William

  Wagner, Robert

  Wagner Labor Relations Act (1935)

  Wainwright, Jonathan M.

  Wake Island Conference (1950)

  Walker, Frank

 

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