Give 'Em Hell, Barry
July / August, 2012
WHAT PRESIDENT OBAMA CAN LEARN FROM PRESIDENT TRUMANBack when I was teaching, I tried to stay abreast of the cultural interests of my students. One day a few of them giggled when I couldn't name the latest rapper. I told them, "There are some things you know, and there are some things I know. I saw Harry Truman make a speech in 1952." I had to explain who Harry Truman was. I was 14 and was among a group of people who showed up as the unpopular Truman—his support among voters was 22 pe...
