Harry's Farewell.

Intro -- Contents -- List of Documents -- Preface -- Harry's Farewell -- Harry's Farewell Address and the Historical Significance of the Truman Presidency Richard S. Kirkendall -- The Politics of Democracy Harry S. Truman and the American People Alonzo L. Hamby -- Economic Prosperity, Security, and Equality Harry Truman's Farewell Claims and Presidential Achievements Robert M. Collins -- Clutching at Civil Rights Straws A Reappraisal of the Truman Years and the Struggle for African American Citizenship Carol Anderson -- President Harry S. Truman's Farewell Address and the Atomic Bomb The High Price of Secrecy Richard B. Frank -- Harry S. Truman, History, and Internationalism The 1953 Farewell Address and U.S. Foreign Relations Mary Ann Heiss -- Truman and Korea An Assessment of Presidential Performance William Stueck -- The Truman Prophecy Randall B. Woods -- "A Very Dangerous Course" Harry S. Truman and the Red Scare Ellen Schrecker -- Behind the Silences Challenges to the Gender Status Quo during the Truman Years Susan M. Hartmann -- Harry Truman, Immigration, and Ethnicity at an Imperial Moment Rachel Ida Buff -- A Legacy in Concrete The Truman Presidency Transforms America's Environment Karl Brooks -- Using the Farewell Address to Teach the Truman Presidency Jeff Gall -- Harry Truman A Biographer's Perspective I Robert H. Ferrell -- Harry Truman A Biographer's Perspective II Alonzo L. Hamby -- Appendix A The Authors -- Appendix B The Participants in the Planning and Development of the Conference -- Appendix C The Teachers -- Index.

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