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 2009eb

973.918092