Baroque Bloke
| My mother often drove me by Truman’s home in Independence, MO. After his presidential term ended he drove himself home – no secret service protection. He was (uncommonly) a common man.
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| Yes! That’s it! quote: Originally posted by mr kablammo:
^^^^^ American Gunfight by Stephen Hunter.
What do Pres. Truman and mr kablammo have in common? Both sat at Mozart's piano in Salzburg. The difference is that the teenaged mr k snuck back into the room while the tour group were going downstairs. Mozart, BTW, is buried in an unknown pauper's grave.
You can find pictures of Truman at the piano.
He also wrote an angry letter to a critic of his daughter's piano recital.
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| Truman "fired" MacArthur, commenting along the lines of "I didn't fire him for being an SOB, which he is, I fired him because he violated the direct orders of the Commander In Chief".
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
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No double standards
| quote: Originally posted by Pipe Smoker:
My mother often drove me by Truman’s home in Independence, MO. After his presidential term ended he drove himself home – no secret service protection. He was (uncommonly) a common man.
I heard a story, a fellows car broke down in Independence, he pulled to the side of the street, knocked on the nearest door, asked for help. The fellow got a local gas station to do a repair, the car owner said "thanks, you look like that jerk of a pres Truman". "I am that jerk of a pres Truman".
"Liberty lies in the hearts of men and women. When it dies there, no constitution, no law, no court can save it....While it lies there, it needs no constitution, no law, no court to save it"
- Judge Learned Hand, May 1944 |
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| That is a great story and a great photo. If I was that close to Bacall at that age, I doubt I would have remembered to breathe.
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| "You know how to whistle, dontcha, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow"!
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