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...Jersey-born Cox first served the national government under President Truman, when he headed up the Wage Stabilization Board...
...modern presidency began with the Depression and New Deal, World War II and F.D.R.'s own immense zest for power. The atomic bomb added an awesome new dimension to presidential responsibility, though the first two nuclear-age Presidents had a nice way of not taking themselves too seriously. Truman was fond of remarking that any of a million other men (this was pre-Women's Lib) were as well qualified to be President. Ike had a genial instinct that the republic would still be standing tomorrow morning if he played a round of golf this afternoon...
...copies of an anthology of short stories written by themselves and friends. The issue drew immediate critical approval. With Burnett as editor and later his second wife, Hallie, as assistant, Story survived 40 years and was first to publish the short stories of William Saroyan, Norman Mailer and Truman Capote...
...heart attack; in Palm Desert, Calif. When his skill as a Washington, D.C., city commissioner and witty raconteur caught the attention of President Roosevelt, Allen graduated to the role of presidential confidant, brightening the high office with his folksy low comedy. He helped persuade Roosevelt to select Harry Truman as running mate in 1944, then later emerged as a member of Truman's own "Kitchen Cabinet." When his old friend Dwight Eisenhower, whom he had met during World War II, won the presidency in 1952, the affable-and durable -Allen became Ike's frequent golfing partner and companion...
TUESDAY: Crimewatch. Truman Capote examines the life of a typical law enforcement officer. CH.5. 11:30 p.m. Color...