Word: truman
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...massed in a nearby park in the chill air. Condolences filled talk radio. An officeholder since 1960, when he was 26, Carnahan was a beloved two-term Governor. A self-styled New Democrat, he had some of the Midwestern twang and even a bit of the look of Harry Truman, who once held the Senate seat Carnahan was seeking. His death not only cut short his career but dimmed Democratic hopes. Al Gore's shot at carrying this battleground state is weakened now. So are the Democrats' chances of taking control of the Senate. Ironically, they had that opportunity only...
...Gore opts for The Red and the Black, a 19th century page-turner by the French author Henri Stendhal. But let's be honest here--who reads Stendhal, really? (Aside from the Paris-bound Alec Baldwin, perhaps.) The fact is, people of average intelligence often make excellent presidents (Truman, Reagan, even FDR) while brilliant chief executives like Hoover, Nixon, Carter and Clinton tend to trip over their own feet. Intellectual snobbery is all well and good, but it shouldn't be carried into the voting booth...
During Harry Truman's 1949 remodeling, when the building was literally gutted, White House architect Lorenzo Winslow became so intrigued by the stone mystery that he arranged for the Army Engineers to scan the walls with a mine detector...
Almost every modern President has made some structural contribution to the place. When the grand piano belonging to Margaret Truman, President Harry's daughter, was hoisted up to the second floor, a leg punched a hole through the ceiling, which led to the total rebuilding of the interior of the White House. About the same time, the Truman Balcony--which raised the hackles of purists--was added and turned out to be a blessing for those living there. Jackie Kennedy recast the decor with fine art and antiques. An outdoor swimming pool was installed for Jerry Ford and a jogging...
DIED. WILLIAM DANIEL, 41, grandson of former President Harry S Truman and son of his only daughter, Margaret; of head injuries after being hit by a taxi; in New York City. Daniel, a chief researcher at the New York State Psychiatric Center, was on his way to his mother's Park Avenue apartment...