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...embassy in London to express my opposition to the bombing of North Viet Nam and was told there was nobody to protest to nor a book of grievances I could sign. What I could write, however, was a message of condolence in a book to be sent to Harry Truman's family...
...William Poe of Duke University states in your article about the care for Harry Truman [Jan. 8], "...physicians are not trained to accept death as an alternative." Should it be otherwise? Philosophically, one can debate the cycle of life and death, but surely a doctor must uphold life above all else. Who is to decide when the quality of life is unacceptable for another person? I think that the question is one of human freedom more than medical ethics, as it is often presented...
...somber noon at the great plaza of the Capitol-the sky heavy with dull gray clouds, the flags at half-mast in honor of the late President Truman-when Richard Nixon appeared in front of the building to repeat his oath, using the same two family Bibles as last time and in fact wearing the same clothes and the same expression. Then came the dull thud of cannon firing 21 salutes, the strains of the Marine Band playing Hail to the Chief and, far away and faintly, the sea sounds of chanted protest...
...monstrous Government, fed by the ineptitude and the casual spending of Congress. But putting the presidency all together, from Izod outfits to the Paris peace talks, is an art form, as Thomas Jefferson explained. Not so long ago they used to practice that art in this city. Harry Truman, with all his independence and gutsiness, went through exhaustive consultations with Pentagon and State Department officials, down to the third levels of authority, before he committed forces to Korea. Alben Barkley, the mellow Kentuckian Senator and Vice President, was heard to rip into a Democratic colleague who kept attacking Republican leaders...
...Harry S. Truman, Truman...