Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Miller, Merle, 1919-1986

Miller, Merle, 1919-1986

Merle Miller interview with Harry S. Truman, Tape 1, Side B

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. Topics discussed on this tape include the Korean War; Civil War and Reconstruction in Kansas and Missouri; Point 4 program; and Truman Committee.

Merle Miller interview with Harry Truman, Tape 11

One of eleven reel-to-reel tapes, of interviews conducted by Merle Miller, from late 1961 to early 1962, with Harry Truman. Miller used these materials to help write Plain Speaking. Occasionally William Hillman and David Noyes also sit in on the interviews. From the Papers of Merle Miller. Duplicates a portion of Tape 8, Side A (SR94-13), beginning "General Marshal-in World War I," and ending "Truman quickly recognized his special quality."