Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

Conversation among Harry S. Truman, Merle Miller, David Noyes, and William Hillman, Tape 1, Side B. These tapes were the basis of the book "Plain Speaking." See finding aid for Merle Miller tapes for detailed information and description. This recording deals with such subjects as: decision to drop the atomic bomb; Mr. Truman's childhood and school days; Mr. Truman's parents; reading; his entry into politics; county judge; other presidents.

Representative Mary Norton (D-NJ) appears as a guest on the Democratic National Committee's political program, discussing inflation and the high costs of living, which are the result of the Republican 80th Congress. Actor Melvyn Douglas also makes remarks encouraging listeners to vote for Harry Truman on election day. This was the last of the Democratic Record Show series leading up to the 1948 election. Originally two discs, 12 inches, in three parts.

This is number 13 of a series of tapes made at the Harry S. Truman Library in preparation for the book "Mr. Citizen." William Hillman and David Noyes interview former President Harry S. Truman on various topics. Mr. Truman comments on the development of the atomic bomb and surrounding events at the Potsdam Conference; former presidents of the U.S. (Lincoln, Madison, Monroe, Theodore Roosevelt) and the burdens of children and descendants of the president; the type of education and moral code that will prepare the young people of the U.S. for the future. Mr.