429 research outputs found
Truman Capote, Author 1
No full textNative Alabama author Truman Capote visited Jacksonville State University on March 20, 1975. He lectured students, conducted question and answer sessions, and signed books for guests. Shown is a headshot of the author courtesy of Bantam Lecture Bureau. (circa March 1975)https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib-ac-histimg/35229/thumbnail.jp
The complete stories of Truman Capote
No full textMost readers know Truman Capote as the author of Breakfast at Tiffany's and In Cold Blood; or they remember his notorious social life and wild and witty public appearances. But he was also the author of superb short tales that were as elegant as they were heartfelt, as grotesque as they were compassionate. Now, on the occasion of what would have been his eightieth birthday, the Modern Library presents the first collection that includes all of Capote's short fiction-a volume that confirms his status as one of the masters of this form. Among the selections are "A Tree of Night," in which an innocent student, sitting on a train beside a slatternly woman and her deaf-mute companion, enters a seductive nightmare that brings back the deepest fears of childhood ... "House of Flowers," the inspiration for a celebrated Broadway musical, which tells of a superstitious prostitute who learns to love in a way no one else can ever understand ... the holiday perennial "A Christmas Memory," famously adapted into a superb made-for-TV movie ... and "The Bargain," Capote's melancholy, never-before-published 1950 story about a suburban housewife's shifting fortunes. From the gothic South to the chic East Coast, from rural children to aging urban sophisticates, all the unforgettable places and people of Capote's oeuvre are captured in this first-ever compendium. The Collected Stories of Truman Capote should restore its author to a place above mere celebrity, to the highest levels of American letters
Luncheon, 1975 Visit from Author Truman Capote 1
No full textNative Alabama author Truman Capote visited Jacksonville State University on March 20, 1975. He lectured students, conducted question and answer sessions, and signed books for guests. Shown the well known author autographs a book for Phil and Elise Sanguinetti. Phil Sanguinetti was president of the Anniston Star Publishing Company. Theron Montgomery stands in the background at right.https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/lib-ac-histimg/35227/thumbnail.jp
[Letter from Truman M. Martin regarding Public Proclamation No. 3]
No full textA draft letter from Truman M. Martin, Public Relations Officer, Western Defense Command and Fourth Army, that requests a newspaper publish Public Proclamation No. 3 and related press release. The letter also requests a copy of the issue containing the two items. The letter is generic and most likely meant to be sent to many newspapers in Military Area No. 1.The War Relocation Authority (WRA), together with the Wartime Civil Control Administration (WCCA), the Civil Affairs Division (CAD) and the Office of the Commanding General (OFG) of the Western Defense Command (WDC) operated together to segregate and house some 110,000 men women and children from 1942 to 1945. The collection contains documents and photographs relating to the establishment and administrative workings of the (WDC), the (WRA) and the (WCCA) for the year 1942
Excerpt Discussing 1948 Harry Truman Election
No full textVery brief excerpt discussing the 1948 election of President Harry S. Truman; McQuillan & Breckenridge/advertising Incorporated Offices in the Old Spanish House 206 West Water Street P.O. Box 984 Tel. (601) 432-2586 Biloxi, Mississippi 39533 LWV-1 LWV-2 League of Women Voters of Miss. Two 10-sec. PSA\u27s 7 1/2 ips; \u27Drug Abuse Prevention Week October 17-23 1976\u27 1-Henry Winkler 30 Seconds 2-Motorcycle Shop 30 Seconds Radio P.S.A. Drug Abuse Prevention Week; Restricted use
Henri Temianka correspondence; (truman)
No full textThis collection contains material pertaining to the life, career, and activities of Henri Temianka, violin virtuoso, conductor, music teacher, and author. Materials include correspondence, concert programs and flyers, music scores, photographs, and books.https://digitalcommons.chapman.edu/temianka_correspondence/3906/thumbnail.jp
Truman and the Democratic Party
No full textWhat best defines a Democrat in the American political arena—idealistic reformer or pragmatic politician? Harry Truman adopted both roles and in so doing defined the nature of his presidency.
Truman and the Democratic Party is the first book to deal exclusively with the president’s relationship with the Democratic party and his status as party leader. Sean J. Savage addresses Truman’s twin roles of party regular and liberal reformer, examining the tension that arose from this duality and the consequences of that tension for Truman’s political career.
Truman saw the Democratic party change during his lifetime from a rural-dominated minority party often lacking a unifying agenda to an urban-dominated majority party with strong liberal policy objectives. A seasoned politician who valued party loyalty and recognized the value of political patronage, Truman was also attracted to a liberal ideology that threatened party unity by alienating southern Democrats. By the time he succeeded Franklin Roosevelt, the diversity of opinions and demands among party members led Truman to alternate between two personas: the reformer committed to liberal policy goal—civil rights, national health insurance, federal aid to education—and the party regular who sought greater harmony among fellow Democrats.
Drawing on personal interview with former Truman administration members and party officials and on archival materials—most notably papers of the Democratic National Committee at the Harry S. Truman Library—Savage has produced a fresh perspective that is both shrewd and insightful. This book offers historians and political scientists a new way of looking at the Truman administration and its impact on key public policies.
Sean J. Savage, associate professor of political science at St. Mary’s College and is the author of Roosevelt, the Party Leader, for which he won the Emerging Scholar Award of the American Political Science Association.
An excellent political study. —Daily News [Bowling Green, KY]
Savage\u27s concise and balanced study is a must read for students of American politics in the Truman era. —Georgia Historical Quarterly
A well-done volume. . . . Historians and political scientists alike will enjoy this book as it is excellent political party history. —Journal of American History
Savage develops his thesis . . . more thoroughly and persuasively than anyone else. —Journal of Southern History
Adds immensely to the growing historiography of Truman. —Library Journal
Examines Truman’s relationship with the Democratic Party and his role as party leader, the first study that concentrates fully on these related matters. —Missouri Historical Review
The author\u27s decision to stress Truman\u27s twin interests, in the party and reform, surely is correct. . . . There is much to admire in this book. —Review of Politics
The book\u27s major contribution is to illuminate the history of the Democratic party and, indirectly, the development of party politics generally in the middle of the twentieth century. —Congress & the Presidencyhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_political_science_american_politics/1003/thumbnail.jp
The Rose Garden Speaking of Harry S Truman
No full textThis study takes a look at Harry S. Truman’s various Rose Garden Speeches and focuses on three specific characteristics in the area of speech studies. First this study afforded the opportunity to examine specific examples of epideictic speaking done by a contemporary figure.This study represents one of if not the first investigation of the Rose Garden Speeches of any of the presidents. Second, the importance of these speeches was expressed by Mr. Truman in an interview with the author of this thesis given April 12th, 1963, in which the president stated that the Rose Garden speeches were “One of the most important duties of the boss of the United States”.The third characteristic is, these speeches represent expression of thoughts and ideas of President Truman without the aid of ghost writers.
In this study, the author sought to answer three basic questions: 1) What was the nature of Truman’s preparation and delivery of his Rose Garden Speeches? In which the study concludes that Mr. Truman’s preparation and delivery was adequate for the occasion and allowed him freedom in expressing his thoughts, while allowing these speeches to be examples of his true speech composition, without the aid of ghost writers. 2) Do Truman’s Rose Garden Speeches conform to the characteristics of epidictic speeches? In which the author discovers through his study that while they do conform for the most part they do in several instances did not completely conform to type. 3) Did Truman use persuasive techniques in his Rose Garden Speeches? The author concluded that yes Mr. Truman demonstrated the effective use of ethical and emotional proof in all three forms of speeches of courtesy in attempting to fulfill his purposes. Logical proof played a lesser role in the persuasion of Mr. Truman’s Rose Garden Speeches than did ethical and emotional proof.These speeches were used by Mr. Truman to secure support for himself and the Government while carrying out the responsibilities required by the occasion.
Advisor: Dr. Donald O. Olso
Truman: Common Man, Uncommon Leader; An Intimate Look at His Character and Presidency
No full textThe Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation is honored to have acclaimed author, scholar, and historian Dr. Robert P. Watson visit the Truman Little White House. On Saturday, November 25th at 6pm inside the Gallery Room at the Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation, Key West, Dr. Watson is giving a presentation titled: Truman: Common Man, Uncommon Leader; an Intimate Look at His Character and Presidency. This event is a closed-door event, limited to 25 members of the Key West Harry S. Truman Foundation
President Truman, Character, and Statehood for Israel
No full textPresident Truman, Character, and Statehood for Israel - Roundtable by The 92nd Street Y
(April 9, 2024) Session 1: Truman and Israel’s Statehood
(April 16, 2024) Session 2: The Legacy of the Nuremberg Trials
From the moment he accepted the office of the president in 1945, Harry S. Truman began building a reputation of determined moral leadership that would see him end his tenure as one of the most accomplished and consequential presidents in US history. Known for his fiery speaking style and steely resolve, “Give ‘em hell, Harry” helped shape American foreign policy in ways that are still felt today. In particular, President Truman had a profound effect on the history of Jews in the wake of World War II, famously recognizing the State of Israel only eleven minutes after its founding. He also played a crucial role in the Nuremberg Trials, which he hailed as “a new trail in international justice,” appointing Robert H. Jackson as Lead Prosecutor for the United States just two days after Hitler’s suicide. Learn about Truman the man and the magistrate, and discover the political context surrounding this extraordinary moment in time with beloved Roundtable expert Robert Watson.
Distinguished Professor Robert Watson is a historian and author, and served as an editor and contributor to the SUNY Press series on American presidents. He is the winner of the International Abraham Lincoln Award for his contributions to the study of the presidency, and a former candidate for the United States House of Representatives. In this illuminating two-session course, Watson takes a political historian’s look into the presidency of Harry S. Truman, his character and decision-making style, as well as the effects of his extraordinary leadership on Jewish history
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