About the Author

Robert H. Ferrell (1921-2018) is the author or editor of numerous books, including Presidential Leadership: From Woodrow Wilson to Harry S. Truman, Harry S. Truman: A Life, and Five Days in October: The Lost Battalion of World War I, available from the University of Missouri Press.

Reviews

"Truman's `private papers' include affectionate, humorous family correspondence, testy letters never sent, an off-and-on diary, and numerous complaints about the restrictions imposed by life in the great white prison."--Atlantic

"Gathered for the first time, Truman's private papers--diaries, letters, and memoranda--cover the period from his occupancy of the White House in 1945 to shortly before his death in 1972. Students and scholars will find valuable material on major events of the Truman years, from the Potsdam Conference to the Korean War." --Publishers Weekly

"This delightful book, composed of portions of Truman's diaries, letters and other private memoranda hitherto buried in the Truman Library, sharpens the portrait already imprinted in the mind's eye of his world and achievements."--New Leader