Congress and Harry S. Truman :
Congress and Harry S. Truman : a conflicted legacy /
edited by Donald A. Ritchie.
- 1 online resource (257 pages) : illustrations.
- The Truman legacy series ; volume 7 .
- Truman legacy series ; volume 7. .
"Based on the seventh Truman Legacy Symposium, Congress and Harry S. Truman : a conflicted legacy, May, 2009, Key West, Florida."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What President Truman thought of Congress and how he chose to deal with it / Ken Hechler -- Truman and Congress: a clash of parties and personalities / Raymond W. Smock -- Triumphs, tribulations, and turnip day sessions in the 80th Congress: Harry Truman copes with divided government / Richard S. Conley -- Harry S. Truman and Congress: presidential effectiveness and the liberal scorecard / Alonzo L. Hamby -- Truman the bipartisan? reassessing the record of the "do-nothing" Congress / Robert P. Watson -- Truman and the anti-communist investigations / Robert David Johnson -- Congress and Cold War foreign policy during the Truman administration / Susan M. Hartmann -- Truman, Congress, and war powers / Louis Fisher -- Truman, Congress, and the military / Burton I. Kaufman.
9781935503965 (e-book)
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 --Congresses.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1953--Congresses.
Electronic books.
E813 / .T718 2009
973.918092
"Based on the seventh Truman Legacy Symposium, Congress and Harry S. Truman : a conflicted legacy, May, 2009, Key West, Florida."
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What President Truman thought of Congress and how he chose to deal with it / Ken Hechler -- Truman and Congress: a clash of parties and personalities / Raymond W. Smock -- Triumphs, tribulations, and turnip day sessions in the 80th Congress: Harry Truman copes with divided government / Richard S. Conley -- Harry S. Truman and Congress: presidential effectiveness and the liberal scorecard / Alonzo L. Hamby -- Truman the bipartisan? reassessing the record of the "do-nothing" Congress / Robert P. Watson -- Truman and the anti-communist investigations / Robert David Johnson -- Congress and Cold War foreign policy during the Truman administration / Susan M. Hartmann -- Truman, Congress, and war powers / Louis Fisher -- Truman, Congress, and the military / Burton I. Kaufman.
9781935503965 (e-book)
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 --Congresses.
United States--Politics and government--1945-1953--Congresses.
Electronic books.
E813 / .T718 2009
973.918092