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Merle Miller Interview with Harry S. Truman, Tape 4, Side A

Conversation among Harry S. Truman, Merle Miller, David Noyes, and William Hillman, Tape 4, Side A. These tapes were the basis of the book "Plain Speaking." See finding aid for Merle Miller tapes for detailed information and description. This recording deals with such subjects as: good orators; Truman's first political speech; the art of politics; national political conventions; the 1932, 1936, and 1944 presidential elections; Joseph Kennedy.

Merle Miller Interview with Harry S. Truman, Tape 7, Side A

Conversation among Harry S. Truman, Merle Miller, David Noyes, and William Hillman, Tape 7, Side A. These tapes were the basis of the book "Plain Speaking." See finding aid for Merle Miller tapes for detailed information and description. This recording includes such subjects as: William Jennings Bryan; optimists; courtesy; personal grudges; Roman Emperors; military leaders; the presidents and the press and the development of press conferences; reflections on being in the U.S. Senate; and the Truman Committee.

"Mr. Citizen," Interview of Harry S. Truman conducted by David Noyes and William Hillman

This is number 13 of a series of tapes made at the Harry S. Truman Library in preparation for the book "Mr. Citizen." William Hillman and David Noyes interview former President Harry S. Truman on various topics. Mr. Truman comments on the development of the atomic bomb and surrounding events at the Potsdam Conference; former presidents of the U.S. (Lincoln, Madison, Monroe, Theodore Roosevelt) and the burdens of children and descendants of the president; the type of education and moral code that will prepare the young people of the U.S. for the future. Mr.

Masonic Presidents of the United States

Poster depicting portraits of the Masonic Presidents of the United States of America, as follows: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, James K. Polk, James Buchanan, Andrew Johnson, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Warren G. Harding, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and Harry S. Truman.

Please note: we have not found evidence that Jefferson and Madison were Masons.

Political Cartoon, "Progressive Republicans"

This is a photograph of a political cartoon by Matthew Caine and published around 1908. The cartoon shows a caricature of Theodore Roosevelt preparing to hammer a rod that reads "Progressives" on one side and "Republicans" on the other. Each of three horseshoes on the ground has a note attached to it. The notes read "Progressive principles," "recall of judicial decisions," and "state-wide primary."

Taking Office Political Cartoon by Clifford Berryman

This photograph of a political cartoon depicts President Harry S. Truman (behind the podium) speaks with several media microphones in front of him. The ghosts of former presidents watch over him: (from left to right, top row to bottom) Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Andrew Jackson. Clifford Berryman created this political cartoon which appeared in the Evening Star on April 15, 1945. This political cartoon is in the museum collection of the Truman Library.