Congress and Harry S. Truman : a conflicted legacy : [the Truman legacy series, volume 7 ; based on the Seventh Truman Legacy Symposium Truman and Congress: A Conflicted Legacy, May, 2009, Key West, Florida

This collection of essays examines President Truman's somewhat contentious relationships with Congress. Authors evaluate Truman's successes and defeats and measure him against later presidents of the United States. While the Truman era has been perceived as a stalemate between the executive and legislative branches, and while Congress failed to enact many of Truman's major domestic proposals, he still scored some notable legislative achievements in foreign and military policy. Truman tapped into experiences from his ten years in the Senate to forge relationships with members of Congress at a difficult time. A Democratic President facing a Republican Congress and a divided Democratic Party, Truman stands as a model for other presidents during periods of divided government. 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. Edited By Donald A. Ritchie. 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. Book Cover Title Page Copyright Contents Illustrations and Tables Series Editor's Preface Foreword (McGovern) Introduction (Ritchie) Congress in the Truman Era What President Truman Thought... (Hechler) Congress and Truman (Smock) Triumphs, Tribulations, and Turnip Day Sessions... (Conley) Graphic Essay (Geselbracht) Domestic Policy Harry S. Truman and Congress (Hamby) Truman the Bipartisan? (Watson) Truman, Anticommunism, and Congress (Johnson) Foreign and Military Policy Winning Bipartisan Support (Hartmann) Truman's National Security Policy (Fisher) Truman, Congress, and the Military (Kaufman) Contributors Index