Crazy that Truman was such a reluctant leader and the perfect one for the moment.

…en to beat. But Robert Hannegan, Chairman of the Democratic National Committee, saw it differently. Wallace was considered too radical and an unscrupulous candidate for labor, while Byrnes, a South Carolinian, was a segregationist and would not please the civil rights proponents and liberals. He personally felt Harry Truman was the perfect compromise, the “Missouri Compromise,” as he was d…
Harry Truman: The Missouri Compromise
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Holley Snaith | Historian
Ryan Fan
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Jan 24, 2021
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Crazy that Truman was such a reluctant leader and the perfect one for the moment. I wrote about the Wallace/Byrnes/Truman fiasco last summer, and Biden's selection of VP was very important too because of his age! https://medium.com/history-of-yesterday/the-most-important-vice-presidency-selection-ever-11fd9251828f
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