Harry Truman

In the summer of 1953, Harry and Bess Truman threw 11 suitcases in their new Chrysler New Yorker and headed east. They planned to drive from their home in…

Four presidents have ties to the St. Louis area, and each has left his mark on it.Ulysses S. Grant came to St. Louis in 1843 after graduating from the…

On July 15, 1948, President Harry S. Truman received the Democratic nomination for president – hardly an upset as he was already president. He took his…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: I tend to confuse ideological people. Conservatives consider me a liberal; liberals — or…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 26, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, the latest Republican to invoke the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 3, 2012 - WASHINGTON - When Congress passed the Medicare bill in 1965, President Lyndon B.…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 19, 2011 -WASHINGTON - "A bureaucrat," Harry S Truman once quipped, "is a Democrat who holds…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 2, 2009 - Why does a Civil War general who was an unsuccessful vice presidential hopeful outrank…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 6, 2009 - Take a moment on Friday to say Happy Birthday to U.S. President Harry S. Truman,…