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 John Garner    (politician) | |
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| Title | Type | Publication date | Author(s) | Description |
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| Document:Reflection on the Role of the U.S. Vice Presidency | Article | 25 September 2024 | Ludwig De Braeckeleer | On 12 April 1945, Vice President Truman was preparing to have a drink in House Speaker Sam Rayburn’s office when he received an urgent message to go immediately to the White House, where Eleanor Roosevelt told him that her husband had died after a massive cerebral hemorrhage. Suddenly, the ‘piano player’ was responsible for overseeing the final phase of World War II and shaping the postwar global order: Truman Doctrine, Marshall Plan, NATO, and the UN. |
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