Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure : The True Story of a Great American Road Trip (Paperback)

from TigerLMS

In 1953, Harry Truman hopped into his brand new Chrysler New Yorker and headed east with his wife. Truman, fresh from leaving the Oval Office and anxious to be an 'ordinary citizen,' travelled with no security, very little money, and the belief that he and Bess could make the trip incognito. The ...

from etxgardener

In June of 1953, after he had been out of office for five month, Harry Truman loaded eleven suitcases into his new Chrysler New Yorker, along with his wife Bess, and embarked on a road trip to New York and back. At that time, Presidents did not have secret service protection after they left offic...

from kenkarpay

Harry Truman has long been a cultural icon. Matthew Algeo does a nice job explaining why that came to be. Can anyone imagine Dick and Pat Nixon, George and Barbara Bush, Lyndin and Lady Bird Johnson or any other First couple driving themselves across the country just 6 months after leaving office...

from womansheart

A One-of-a-Kind President! This was an interesting book that was a combination of history, anecdotes about Harry Truman and his wife, Bess, and facts about both the politics and financial difficulties of being a former President of the United States in the period before any provision was made for...

from womansheart

A One-of-a-Kind President! This was an interesting book that was a combination of history, anecdotes about Harry Truman and his wife, Bess, and facts about both the politics and financial difficulties of being a former President of the United States in the period before any provision was made for...