"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.
Contents:
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.
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