Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted June 25, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 25, 2022 Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as many, or more important decisions regarding our nation's history as any of the other 32 Presidents preceding him. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White House. The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived in, which was in Independence , Missouri . His wife had inherited the house from her mother and father and other than their years in the White House, they lived their entire lives there. When he retired from office in 1952 his income was a U.S. Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year. Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an 'allowance' and later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year. After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and Bess drove home to Missouri by themselves. There was no Secret Service following them. When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating, "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." Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing, "I don't consider that I have done anything which should be the reason for any award, Congressional or otherwise." As president he paid for all of his own travel expenses and food. Modern politicians have found a new level of success in cashing in on the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today , too many in Congress also have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices. Political offices are now for sale Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed, "My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference! We ought to have cloned him for telling it like it is and being frugal with our tax dollars! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XCR1250 Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 "The Buck Stops Here" He's the 1st. President I recall as a young child. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spin_dry Posted June 25, 2022 Share Posted June 25, 2022 1 hour ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Harry Truman was a different kind of President. He probably made as many, or more important decisions regarding our nation's history as any of the other 32 Presidents preceding him. However, a measure of his greatness may rest on what he did after he left the White House. The only asset he had when he died was the house he lived in, which was in Independence , Missouri . His wife had inherited the house from her mother and father and other than their years in the White House, they lived their entire lives there. When he retired from office in 1952 his income was a U.S. Army pension reported to have been $13,507.72 a year. Congress, noting that he was paying for his stamps and personally licking them, granted him an 'allowance' and later, a retroactive pension of $25,000 per year. After President Eisenhower was inaugurated, Harry and Bess drove home to Missouri by themselves. There was no Secret Service following them. When offered corporate positions at large salaries, he declined, stating, "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." Even later, on May 6, 1971, when Congress was preparing to award him the Medal of Honor on his 87th birthday, he refused to accept it, writing, "I don't consider that I have done anything which should be the reason for any award, Congressional or otherwise." As president he paid for all of his own travel expenses and food. Modern politicians have found a new level of success in cashing in on the Presidency, resulting in untold wealth. Today , too many in Congress also have found a way to become quite wealthy while enjoying the fruits of their offices. Political offices are now for sale Good old Harry Truman was correct when he observed, "My choices in life were either to be a piano player in a whore house or a politician. And to tell the truth, there's hardly any difference! We ought to have cloned him for telling it like it is and being frugal with our tax dollars! He also had the lowest approval of any president. Figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted June 25, 2022 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted June 25, 2022 16 minutes ago, spin_dry said: He also had the lowest approval of any president. Figures. Think Biden can beat it?? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DriftBusta Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 5 hours ago, Rigid1 said: Think Biden can beat it?? History has treated Truman well, and deservedly so. I doubt very much that will be the case with Joe Biden. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f7ben Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 He sounds a lot like Donald Trump!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anler Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 5 minutes ago, f7ben said: He sounds a lot like Donald Trump!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 Is trump now the gold standard? Compare everything since the beginning of time? Sure seems it. I wonder if the government certificated this. NIST. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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