tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post8801403619465354742..comments2024-03-21T11:50:29.630-04:00Comments on Janie Junebug Righting & Editing: BOOK NOOK: HARRY TRUMAN'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE BY MATTHEW ALGEOJanie Junebughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comBlogger41125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-42608613495369496862014-09-14T07:17:40.409-04:002014-09-14T07:17:40.409-04:00I'm blinded by that kitchen. I'm shocked ...I'm blinded by that kitchen. I'm shocked at the income of that former president. We just got back from a road trip ourselves. Hey...perhaps I could write "Andi and Phil's Excellent Adventure" and quit my day job.<br /><br />Hmm....a blog post will have to do. But this book sounds quite interesting.<br /><br />-andiandi filantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00046051034556807447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-27219328926262551432014-09-08T18:11:32.574-04:002014-09-08T18:11:32.574-04:00I love seeing the houses of famous people. The hou...I love seeing the houses of famous people. The houses in themselves can be an education.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-31847625203129895972014-09-08T18:09:24.292-04:002014-09-08T18:09:24.292-04:00One of my favorite things about him is that he was...One of my favorite things about him is that he was extremely devoted to his family. He was close to his mother, who lived long enough to see her son become president. He adored Bess and Margaret. I'm not sure how he felt about Bess's mother, but I'm sure he was polite to her. She thought he wasn't good enough for her daughter, even when he was president.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-66523101273083116942014-09-08T18:06:42.754-04:002014-09-08T18:06:42.754-04:00All administrations need more hats. Hats can solve...All administrations need more hats. Hats can solve our problems.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-74043901692211285412014-09-08T15:01:24.118-04:002014-09-08T15:01:24.118-04:00Dear Janie, I read this book during the summer and...Dear Janie, I read this book during the summer and also visited, with a Minnesota friend who came in July for a few days, the Truman museum (I've been there several times), the Truman home (my first visit), and the Truman farm in Grandview (also my first visit). He was a great man and is ranked as the 6th president when it comes to accomplishments. And of course, he's from Independence where I grew up! Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-29226134429836956882014-09-07T23:45:25.560-04:002014-09-07T23:45:25.560-04:00Interesting. Thanks for the clarification. I respe...Interesting. Thanks for the clarification. I respect people who are humble/modest, and I now have more respect for Truman. Thank you, JJ.Rawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-43535818946048252822014-09-07T22:04:37.963-04:002014-09-07T22:04:37.963-04:00Truman was the first president to have his inaugur...Truman was the first president to have his inauguration televised, but you're right: Kennedy launched the presidential age of TV. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-6522354487618155942014-09-07T22:02:16.763-04:002014-09-07T22:02:16.763-04:00It's pretty bad with the green. Pink accents c...It's pretty bad with the green. Pink accents could look nice in a kitchen. My kitchen is black and white. My favorite kitchen was one I designed myself. The counters were blue, and the cabinets were oak. It was so pretty.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-43934415120030505262014-09-07T20:50:37.001-04:002014-09-07T20:50:37.001-04:00Wow. No President will ever be able to do that ag...Wow. No President will ever be able to do that again. It's not just a post-Kennedy matter, either. Truman was the last President before TV took over the world.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-71741062441038876382014-09-07T19:34:45.569-04:002014-09-07T19:34:45.569-04:00I know he opened Truman & Jacobson haberdasher...I know he opened Truman & Jacobson haberdashery in 1919. You're right, he probably didn't actually make the hats. It was more of a tailored suit kinda place. <br /><br />I still think his administration needed more hats. <br /><br />I've always liked Truman. Cherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-25759991118420046182014-09-07T18:26:48.092-04:002014-09-07T18:26:48.092-04:00First the book sounds interesting I could read suc...First the book sounds interesting I could read such a book, secondly that kitchen oh how I would like a pink kitchen.............really I would..............you don't believe me I wonder why...............Jo-Anne's Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11418152399382818709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-41051291524512959242014-09-06T21:38:55.878-04:002014-09-06T21:38:55.878-04:00I've seen it for myself. The green is much wor...I've seen it for myself. The green is much worse than it looks in the photo.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-46561145576071830802014-09-06T21:02:39.505-04:002014-09-06T21:02:39.505-04:00That kitchen makes me shudder ...
Not sure if the...That kitchen makes me shudder ...<br /><br />Not sure if the book's for me, but it sounds very interesting nevertheless.Just Wendy https://www.blogger.com/profile/05268645629027109282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-52251006934066574462014-09-06T14:30:01.451-04:002014-09-06T14:30:01.451-04:00We won't see George and Laura Bush on a road t...We won't see George and Laura Bush on a road trip, or selling their ranch because they need $.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-56319729307468229422014-09-06T10:12:05.217-04:002014-09-06T10:12:05.217-04:00What a cool sounding book!
Wow, times have changed...What a cool sounding book!<br />Wow, times have changed, huh?Al Penwasserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14052950809151897315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-47463214079484457822014-09-05T21:42:51.247-04:002014-09-05T21:42:51.247-04:00It's definitely a kitchen from a different tim...It's definitely a kitchen from a different time period. It will never be changed because the house will stay as it was when Bess Truman died. Their daughter Margaret put the dishes on the table. Otherwise, everything is as Bess had it. I think she lived longer than any other First Lady.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-77226944737195777602014-09-05T19:58:28.217-04:002014-09-05T19:58:28.217-04:00I have always been a fan of the "simple life....I have always been a fan of the "simple life."<br />I don't think the kitchen was so bad. <br />Tone down the green, and it would be fine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-48710484025772739932014-09-05T17:54:27.423-04:002014-09-05T17:54:27.423-04:00I enjoy the Truman Library tremendously. The last ...I enjoy the Truman Library tremendously. The last time we were there, Favorite Young Man was about 12. He recalls Truman's handwritten list of goals for his time in office. It included universal healthcare. He is correct. It was a goal Truman could not achieve. The Trumans were okay financially after he sold his memoirs, and Harry and his two siblings sold the Truman family farm.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-43534085080996222452014-09-05T17:49:26.806-04:002014-09-05T17:49:26.806-04:00I looked up the house, too. It's larger than I...I looked up the house, too. It's larger than I thought it was. The second floor is off limits to the public, so I mostly remember the kitchen and a small living room with a fireplace. The Trumans didn't own the house until 1952, when Bess's mother died and left them the house. Before Harry was president, they lived in the house with Bess's mother and, for a time, her grandmother.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-52010857783718150472014-09-05T17:44:33.318-04:002014-09-05T17:44:33.318-04:00Amazing that a president had so little income for ...Amazing that a president had so little income for the remainder of his life. Seeing the Truman Library has always been on my bucket list.stephen Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17659054447637207734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-26177252714043701692014-09-05T17:14:32.571-04:002014-09-05T17:14:32.571-04:00Correction: Bess and Harry also traveled to Europe...Correction: Bess and Harry also traveled to Europe in 1956. He and his siblings sold some land they had inherited. Harry said that selling the land kept him from "financial embarrassment."Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-88727190862059882892014-09-05T16:50:14.264-04:002014-09-05T16:50:14.264-04:00Now, Truman is considered a "near great"...Now, Truman is considered a "near great" or "great" president. When he left office, people were sick of the Korean conflict, angry that he had fired General Douglas McArthur, upset that he seized the country's steel mills to prevent a strike, and he was accused of being "soft" on communism. It was a tough time to be president. Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-38879246811253479512014-09-05T16:44:00.313-04:002014-09-05T16:44:00.313-04:00I think the coverage for former presidents began w...I think the coverage for former presidents began when Kennedy was assassinated. I read (and watch movies) so you don't have to--sometimes.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-57050693858861962082014-09-05T16:42:55.547-04:002014-09-05T16:42:55.547-04:00Carter also left the presidency without much money...Carter also left the presidency without much money. He had put his business in a blind trust, and the business failed. He makes money by writing many successful books. He has accepted some favors, too. He used to go hunting with Sam Walton in Sam's private plane. I don't think Carter accepts fees for speaking engagements. I believe the Carters live in the house in Plains that they owned before he became president. I've seen photos of it. It looks pretty modest.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4501852053743373610.post-11226681031421942032014-09-05T16:38:20.640-04:002014-09-05T16:38:20.640-04:00The Trumans did not like the Secret Service. Cover...The Trumans did not like the Secret Service. Covering former presidents began before Truman died, though. Bess and Harry didn't let the agents in the house most of the time. I think the agents had an office near the house.Janie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.com