Reply #45: Any Harry Truman quote is worth a K&R. BTW, I met him once. In

[The Big Vetolski]

Independence. My "aunt," who was really something like a third cousin twice-removed who my parents found when they got into genealogy, had known him forever and set up a meeting. I don't remember much as I was only 4. He was just a nice old guy who let me bang on his piano and Bess served good ice cream, which is what I remember the most.

You've probably read it, but any of you who have not read "Plain Speaking," by Merle Miller, are missing a jewel. Or "Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure," by Matthew Algeo. They both really bring Harry to life. I wish we really could. We need him. Badly.