Whispers Poll: Truman's Key West Bests Obama's Martha's Vineyard
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - August 17, 2009
President Obama's Martha's Vineyard choice ranks second behind Key West in Whispers poll.
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Obama's Vacation Spot: Hawaii or Key West?
By
Paul Bedard
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Washington Whispers - May 9, 2009
The Florida city already has an official summer residence, the "Little White House".
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"Air Force One" Flyover Incident an Embarrassment
By
Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - April 29, 2009
There is nothing new about using Air Force One as a promotional tool.
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Truman Firing of MacArthur Hurt Approval Rating but Saved War With Red China
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Robert Schlesinger
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Opinion - April 9, 2009
President axed MacArthur for pushing war with Red China, then slept easily through howls of protest.
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The First 100 Days: Harry Truman Showed Decisiveness and Intelligence
By
Kenneth T. Walsh
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Nation & World - February 26, 2009
Truman never had a burning desire to be president but was thrust into the role when FDR died.
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With Bush's Departure, Mulling the Future Lives of Former Presidents
By
Justin Ewers
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Nation & World - January 22, 2009
A new book looks at what former presidents from Washington to Clinton did after they left office.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About Blair House
By
Kimberly Castro
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Luxe Life - January 14, 2009
After being bumped, the Obamas finally have access to the presidential guest mansion.
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Past & Present: Harry Truman's 1948 Comeback Campaign
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Opinion - October 30, 2008
Harry Truman managed the greatest political comeback ever, Robert Schlesinger writes. Find out how.
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Sarah Palin, John McCain, George W. Bush...Harry S. Truman? Historian Robert Dallek Says No
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Robert Dallek
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Opinion - October 10, 2008
Republican attempts to embrace Harry Truman are wildly misguided, historian Robert Dallek writes.
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5 Lowest Job Approval Ratings for U.S. Presidents*
Opinion - October 3, 2008
How does Bush's new low of 27 percent stack up against other U.S. presidents?
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John McCain and the Truman Playbook
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - September 4, 2008
Is the Arizona senator about to make the same leap that the old Missouri haberdasher did?
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Obama's Speech—Where's Truman?
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Robert Schlesinger - August 28, 2008
He set the country on a course that ultimately won the Cold War—isn't that worth remembering?
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John McCain Should Take a Page From Harry Truman's Political Playbook
By
Robert Schlesinger
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Opinion - July 10, 2008
McCain's answer to Obama's rhetorical flights should be to find his own voice.
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We're Not Leaving Iraq
By
Michael Barone
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Michael Barone - July 10, 2008
Presidential determination to avoid defeat can be more influential than experts' advice.
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Dewey Defeats Truman? No Way. Truman "Gave 'em Hell" on His Whistle Stop Tour in 1948
By
Nikki Schwab
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Nation & World - January 17, 2008
