You keep hearing about one of the things politicians are shocking us with these days, but a friend recently sent me an e-mail about a man who, after reading it, would sure have gotten my vote and support.
I was alive during his term as president, but way too young to know anything about him.
FACTS ABOUT HARRY S. TRUMAN, President of the United States
***When he died, the only asset he had was his house he lived in.
***When he retired from the presidency in 1952, he lived at first on his US Army pension of $13,507.72 yearly.
***After Eisenhower's inauguration, he and his wife drove back to Independence, Missouri, all by themselves as there was no Secret Service assigned to them.
***When offered corporate positions with large salaries, he declined, saying: "You don't want me. You want the office of the President and that doesn't belong to me. It belongs to the American people and it's not for sale."
More Harry to Come. --Cooter
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