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ABOUT THE AUTHOR Robert H. Ferrell, a leading scholar of the American presidency, is Professor Emeritus of History at Indiana University in Bloomington. He is the author or editor of numerous books, including Harry S. Truman: A Life, Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959, and Truman and Pendergast, all available from the University of Missouri Press. .8 ;ยง ~ _-"'::.:..1 5: ...

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