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 Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Truman was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri, the eldest child of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Young Truman.
Truman, who had been a supporter of the Zionist movement as early as 1939, was a key figure in the establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine.
Truman promptly urged the United Nations to intervene, and Douglas MacArthur led the struggle in pushing the conflict nearly to the Chinese border in October 1950.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Harry_S._Truman   (5941 words)

  
 Truman Capote Encyclopedia @ Encyclopedia.LocalColorArt.com (Local Color Encyclopedia)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Truman García Capote (pronounced [ˈtru.mən kə.ˈpo.ti]) (September 30, 1924 – August 25, 1984) was an American writer whose non-fiction, stories, novels and plays are recognized literary classics.
Truman claimed that the camera had caught him off guard, but in fact he had posed himself and was responsible for both the picture and the publicity." Much of the early attention to Capote centered around this photograph, which was widely discussed at the time.
Depicting the years Truman Capote spent researching and writing In Cold Blood, Capote garnered much critical acclaim when it was released (September 30, 2005 in the US and February 24, 2006 in the UK).
encyclopedia.localcolorart.com /encyclopedia/Truman_Capote   (2812 words)

  
 Truman Library - Public Programs
Truman." Created by CBS on the occasion of Harry S. Truman's 75th birthday, the events of his life and presidency are recognized by individuals such as Melvin Douglas (master of ceremonies), Mary Jane Truman, Dean Acheson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante, and Lyndon Johnson.
Dr, Weathersby's speech is co-sponsored by the Truman Presidential Museum and Library and the Center for the Study of the Korean War at Graceland University.
The symposium will examine the role of presidential advisors and the challenges of establishing a new administration.
www.trumanlibrary.org /program1.htm   (10680 words)

  
 Truman Capote - MSN Encarta
Truman Capote (1924-1984), American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright, most famous for his carefully crafted prose and innovative attempts to blend imaginative literature with nonfiction, a style known as New Journalism.
Capote’s most famous work is In Cold Blood (1966), a book that mixes fact and fiction.
Capote was born Truman Streckfus Persons in New Orleans, Louisiana, and spent much of his childhood living with a succession of relatives in various regions of the rural South.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761555702/Truman_Capote.html   (661 words)

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