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It is not too much to suggest that the Truman administration, along with that of FDR, constituted the most important turning point in recent U.S. history. The Presidency of Harry S. Truman by Donald R. McCoy.

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Tough, concerned, direct, occasionally vulgar, and often partisan--Harry S. Truman would never completely work himself out from the shadow of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Yet Truman partly commands our attention because he was the successful executor of Roosevelt's remarkable political estate. It is not too much to suggest that the Truman administration, along with that of FDR, constituted the most important turning point in recent U.S. history. During the Roosevelt administration the American state system had changed dramatically: the federal government had rapidly become ascendant over state and local governments, and the executive branch--particularly the presidency--had become a repository of vast power. After 1945, it remained for Truman to make the new American state system a permanent feature at home and to define its role on the world scene. As a seasoned politician and officeholder, Truman's overall goals were clear from the beginning of his presidency, and he pursued them, though not without some confusion, throughout his two terms in the White House. Immediately upon his assumption of office, he was confronted by a succession of major problems: bringing a victorious end to World War II, plotting the peace that would follow, and devising policies for postwar economic reconversion at home. Here are detailed the domestic and foreign policy events of the Truman years--in civil rights, Social Security, employment, public housing, education, health, and natural resources; in the establishment of the United nations, the Marshall Plan, the North Atlantic Treaty, the increasingly stormy relations with the Soviet Union and the decision to fight in Korea, the creation of National Security Council and the CIA, the unification of the armed forces, and the president's loyalty-security program. In analyzing the central concerns and manifold difficulties of the period from 1945 to 1953, Donald R McCoy deepens our understanding of the administration that made big government a permanent and pervasive feature of the American scene and that raised the U. S. government to its position as an enduring and powerful presence in world affairs. This boldly stated assessment of the Truman administration's enormous influence on the nation and the world will be of interest to all students of American history.

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Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700602526
ISBN-13
9780700602520
eBay Product ID (ePID)
378307

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Book Title
Presidency of Harry S. Truman
Author
Donald R. Mccoy
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
United States / 20th Century, Presidents & Heads of State
Publication Year
1984
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Number of Pages
368 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
E814.M38 1984
Reviews
"Readable, balanced, and insightful. It should win universal recognition as the best one-volume study of the Truman presidency."- Alonzo L. Hamby , author of Beyond the New Deal, "Readable, balanced, and insightful. It should win universal recognition as the best one-volume study of the Truman presidency."Alonzo L. Hamby , author of Beyond the New Deal, "All historians of modern America will want to own this volume."History: Reviews of New Books "A superior study for the expert as well as the novice. Highly recommended for all libraries."Choice "A remarkably clear, engaging account of one of the most important periods in American history. McCoy deftly puts the reader right in the middle of the rapidly unfolding drama, from the decision to use the atomic bomb and the policies adopted for postwar economic reconversion, to the beginnings of the Cold War and the conflict in Korea."Los Angeles Times, "All historians of modern America will want to own this volume."-- History: Reviews of New Books "A superior study for the expert as well as the novice. Highly recommended for all libraries."-- Choice "A remarkably clear, engaging account of one of the most important periods in American history. McCoy deftly puts the reader right in the middle of the rapidly unfolding drama, from the decision to use the atomic bomb and the policies adopted for postwar economic reconversion, to the beginnings of the Cold War and the conflict in Korea."-- Los Angeles Times, "Readable, balanced, and insightful. It should win universal recognition as the best one-volume study of the Truman presidency."-- Alonzo L. Hamby , author of Beyond the New Deal
Table of Content
Foreword Acknowledgments 1. Arriving at Armageddon 2. To End a War 3. Reconversion 4. The Iron Curtain Descends 5. The Eightieth Congress and the Home Front 6. The Cold War Comes 7. Personality: President and Politician 8. The Fair Deal 9. Raising the Stakes 10. The Focus Shifts 11. Conflict at Home and Abroad 12. "Winding Down" 13. Epilog Notes Bibliographical Essay Index
Copyright Date
1984
Lccn
84-003624
Dewey Decimal
973.918/092/4
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
19

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