Tumultuous Years: The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, 1949-1953 (Volume 1) (Give ‘em Hell Harry)

“I have some bitter disappointments as President,” reflected Harry Truman after leaving office, “but the one that has troubled me the most, in a personal way, has been the failure to defeat organized opposition to a national compulsory health-insurance program.” Harry S. Truman versus the Medical Lobby is a study of one aspect of Harry Truman's domestic leadership and the political conflict it produced. In the book, author Monte Poen examines Truman's quest for national health insurance in the light of the ongoing debate on the subject in this century. It reveals why Truman was the first president to advocate government-financed health care and why he repeatedly took the idea to Congress, despite insurmountable political obstacles. Harry S. Truman versus the Medical Lobby is a study of one aspect of Harry Truman's domestic leadership and the political conflict it produced. In the book, author Monte Poen examines Truman's quest for national health insurance in the light of the ongoing debate on the subject in this century. It reveals why Truman was the first president to advocate government-financed health care and why he repeatedly took the idea to Congress, despite insurmountable political obstacles. -- Provided by publisher 'A fitting sequel to a fine first volume. Donovan's narrative of Truman's troubled second term--a melodrama in a dozen acts--is balanced in judgment, fast in pace, and fascinating as a cool correction to most recent commentaries both on HST in human terms and on the so-called imperial presidency.'- Richard E. Neustadt This is the second volume of a text that provides a history of the Truman presidency. It describes the people and events that affected the president, such as MacArthur and McCarthyism, as well as detailing Truman himself. Presents the events of President Harry S. Truman's second term, including the Korean War, the firing of MacArthur, and McCarthyism. This biography of Harry S. Truman takes us from his taking over from F.D.R. to the postwar upheaval, from the Cold War to 1948.