MOST CORRUPT: President Harry S Truman

MOST CORRUPT: President Harry S Truman - Forgotten History

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In April 1945 President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office, and his vice president, Harry S. Truman took the oath of office. Truman continued with the mission of winning World War II, and handling the alliance fighting in Europe, Asia and the Pacific. But unlike his predecessor, he saw a different and equally dangerous world coming when that conflict was over. Unlike FDR Truman was not enamored with the communist world, and his presidency would establish that fact. Written and Hosted by Colin D. Heaton. Forgotten History is a 10th Legion Pictures Production.
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@cahg3871 3 ай бұрын

Harry S Truman-“an honest man will never get rich while in office”.When he retired from public life he only had his soldiers pension to live on.There is not too many of todays high profile politicians who can say they never got wealthier while in office.

@richardtrudeau7363 Ай бұрын

Some did some don't

@mylanmiller9656 Ай бұрын

@@richardtrudeau7363 We can name the ones that didn't in a hurry the list is really short! about 5 guys on it.

@patrickshaw8595 Ай бұрын

He was so poor he finally had to arrange a book deal to get enough money to live on.

@mylanmiller9656 Ай бұрын

@@patrickshaw8595 You are a fool, you blast the guy for being poor. At least he was honest, unlike the politicians of today, they come into Government with a Hundred dollars and leave with a hundred million on a 300 thousand a years Salery. It is magic how a politician can make money in today's world.

@phils5423 Ай бұрын

Trump lost a billion dollars while he was in office.

@Keylimelife 2 ай бұрын

When I visited the Truman Library in Independence, MO, there were statements by Japanese people who lived through the atomic bombings. One of the statements really stuck with me. A woman said that she didn't blame the Americans for dropping the bombs. She said Japan attacked America first, and had already turned down every offer for peace that the US proposed. She said that Japan would not have surrendered without the bomb.

@Jamietheroadrunner Ай бұрын

And that Japanese woman is absolutely right. As a millennial, and a progressive, I was so pissed off at what they taught us at Northeastern U, which is that Truman, Churchill and the greatest of them all, FDR, were all war criminals. I also remember my idiot professor making excuses for Pearl Harbor, basically implying the USA refusing to sell Japan oil was an act of war. I mean, what? Man she used to piss me off! We stopped selling oil to them because they were committing unprecedented atrocities in China. God, I hate that professor. All I could do was trash her in her teacher evaluations.

@bigrigJim Ай бұрын

Another thing that you never hear much about is that the U.S.A. spread leaflets ahead of time warning the Japs to get out of the cities before major destruction was on the way , and the Japanese government told their own citizens to ignore the warnings , and that is was just a worthless scare tactic by the Americans.

@marksteiner3810 Ай бұрын

@@Jamietheroadrunner Does your teacher still have her job?

@edro3838 Ай бұрын

👍 don’t start sh!t and there won’t be any. December 7, 1941 Japanese make big mistake!

@mylanmiller9656 Ай бұрын

@@edro3838 if the Japanese really wanted a chance to win, they would have beat the hell out of the Asia, China and India, American citizens would have said it is not our war so stay out of it, When Japan attacked pearl, they just pissed off the American public, after that Japan was screwed.

@randallslinker3775 Ай бұрын

Most corrupt? Truman was the most honest. A great president

@ducky271 3 ай бұрын

We visited his presidential library and visited his modest final resident . We really respect his integrity of not accepting any offers of better house nor payment for a speech or university position. He stayed in a house without privacy (four sides could be seen from the streets). We don’t see any Presidents in recent years with his integrity and a pride dignity. He earned our respects for sure!

@GaryWoodVet 3 ай бұрын

Maybe he was too guilty to accept such things due to destroying the promised lands of the Native Americans in Garrison, ND (commuting them to poverty from the only self-sufficient tribes in 1940 census) or his part in building the private side of the CIA...

@FOX007-um1wr 3 ай бұрын

As a family, we had visited the Truman Library in Independence Missouri. I'm from Kansas City Missouri. No matter the state you live in I think everyone needs to visit historical sites like this.

@christopher9727 2 ай бұрын

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@CharlesVaughn-bm9gq 2 ай бұрын

There was nothing wrong with accepting payment for a speech or taking a university position. He had a lot of to say as a former president.

@nsr60ster85 Ай бұрын

Only Jimmy Carter comes close.

@jimarcher5255 3 ай бұрын

I liked his daily walks with the press in attendance giving answers to their questions.

@christopher9727 2 ай бұрын

@cowboyofscience7611 3 ай бұрын

I have always liked the sign he kept on his desk: "The Buck Stops Here!" So many presidents in my lifetime have made excuses and passed the buck, but Truman always took responsibility for his own decisions.

@jimtrack3786 3 ай бұрын

Yes! Harry was as honest as a hard days work. He did what he thought was best for the nation, not his career.

@AirborneTrojan 3 ай бұрын

How'd China work out? The cold War would have ended with Truman. We held all the cards. Ill grant you recognition of Israel, but the rest was pretty disastrous

@cowboyofscience7611 3 ай бұрын

@@AirborneTrojan What has that to do with the sign on his desk?

@AirborneTrojan 3 ай бұрын

@@cowboyofscience7611 I replied to the wrong message. I think the Buck didn’t stop with Truman. Eastern Europe, fall of China, Korea, proliferation of communists in the executive branch during his term certainly put us in a worse position. FDR was probably way worse, but Truman’s record is pretty bad

@leewright7623 2 ай бұрын

@@AirborneTrojanhe was the highest of ranks in f m a s o n r y When you understand they are commies and their religion is ☪️

@samueltucker8473 3 ай бұрын

He didn't curse in front of the woman. He knew the difference.

@mikenixon2401 3 ай бұрын

There is an old story about Truman speaking to a women's gardening club. That evening his wife received a telephone call from the gardening club president asking if Bess could get hm to say fertilizer rather than manure. "Oh, I doubt that," Bess said. "It took me 30 years to get him to say mature instead of chicken s**t."

@fastted9390 3 ай бұрын

Big deal. The man was a political demon.

@christopher9727 2 ай бұрын

@pkicng210 Ай бұрын

Now you have a hard time defining a "woman"

@indianajones4321 3 ай бұрын

Will always respect Truman for being our only President deployed in WW1

@memyselfandi8544 3 ай бұрын

He was a Devil worshipper. I’m dead serious.

@drm9979 Ай бұрын

tremendous video but I do not believe it was mentioned, not a single man in Truman’s crew was lost. His men were very loyal to him in his political campaigns that followed.

@kwasimensah6013 Ай бұрын

How about Ike?

@indianajones4321 Ай бұрын

@@kwasimensah6013 Ike was in during WW1, but was not deployed. He was denied the chance to go to France and assigned to a US base, but when he finally got his orders to ship to France the war ended and he was devastated that he missed the fighting while others were sent and died.

@kwasimensah6013 Ай бұрын

@@indianajones4321 Thanks for the clarification.

@nicholaspagano8438 Ай бұрын

Harry S. Truman was a man of honor. I admire and respect his integrity and character. Our country needs more men like Harry S. Truman.

@martinehrlich3908 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@timfoster4582 19 күн бұрын

Head and shoulders over a clown like Biden or Obama

@remaguire 3 ай бұрын

Truman was faced with very difficult issues and to his credit he was decisive. He may have been right. He may have been wrong. But you always knew where he stood. Personally I believe he was right most of the time.

@JRRodriguez-nu7po 2 ай бұрын

Agreed, he was honest and decisive both when wrong and correct. Not the underhanded election stealing sleezeball JFK so many idolize. To me Truman is the best Democrat president because the buck did stop with him.

@1685mannoduff Ай бұрын

harry's bluntness is why stalin backed away from korean war founf out at potsdam, this rookie is no pushover. mr buck-stops-here was not corrupt bby any normal meadure

@paddyneill1964 3 ай бұрын

I grew up in East Independence Mo. . Attended Trinity Episcopal Church, Sang Christmas carols in front of the Truman home, Miss Margaret Truman attended my christening ceremony. I spent countless hours at the Truman Library, even got to see his personal office. I was never fascinated with the political aspects of his life, more the man... his personal and military life, his core values. I have a bad taste in my mouth for politicians, and I know President Truman probably wasn't the best man for the job. But I believe he did the best job possible at the time, given the circumstances. On the subject of elections and holding a political office....Back then you wanted a politician that you thought was going to do the best job. Nowadays we vote for who we believe won't screw us over the most....my opinion, thank you.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

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@rudydevich9046 Ай бұрын

Democrat social engineering harry would be unfit to carry President Trumps golf clubs today.

@bobtaylor170 Ай бұрын

@@rudydevich9046oh, you twit. Truman was an America First President if anyone ever has been. What "social engineering" are you talking about, desegregating the military? My, what brazen social engineering! I thought the Kl*n was extinct, but apparently not.

@Marc816 3 ай бұрын

My favorite President because of his use of the Atomic Bomb against Imperial Japan, saving the lives of my father & all my uncles. - Marc Smith, born 8/16/1943.

@wlh227 3 ай бұрын

Some things he did I believe were not in the best interest of citizens of this country but the use of the A bomb against Japan very likely saved the life of my father who was in Europe when the war ended there. My dad who was a career Army Officer was scheduled to return to the US for training and reassignment before the invasion of Japan. My Grandfather was in the Pacific and very likely he would have had some involvement in the invasion of Japan as well. My great uncle who I never knew was killed on D Day. Both my grandfather and my dad live to be 90 years old with my dad passing in 2007. I am now 81 as I was born during WWII on 05/26/1943.

@johnyurick8785 3 ай бұрын

Yes 100% my fellow American ……….. my Dad was 10th Mountain division from 42 to 44 and would have been sent to the hell hole it the bombs were not dropped……… 🇺🇸

@winnon992 3 ай бұрын

@@Marc816 My Dad had made it thru several Island Campaigns in the Marines

@winnon992 3 ай бұрын

I would most likely be here if it wasn’t for the Bomb.

@perpersson5562 3 ай бұрын

Eisenhower called it genocide. Japan hade no bullets lefte. Truman helped North Korea to beat South Korea when USA had the chance to stop Chinese troops the enter Korea by placing radio active material in the transportation tunnels from China to Korea, Instead 500.000 Chinese soldier entered Korea and 2 miljon kotreans died.

@justinreagan5702 3 ай бұрын

Like every president in the past and every president to come, he was imperfect. He went beyond the bounds of the constitution. But one thing I will say, like him, or not, he said what he meant, and he meant what he said. You could trust a man. He recognized his frailties. This is in starkest contrast to his predecessor, who is probably almost his polar opposite.

@memyselfandi8544 3 ай бұрын

He was a Satanist.

@paulleckner8235 2 ай бұрын

The buck stops here.

@marksteiner3810 Ай бұрын

@@paulleckner8235 Oh, deer!

@bogbody9952 2 ай бұрын

Truman was a fine man whom I believe made wise and enduring policy's/decisions that gave future leaders the best example to follow. As he took over the office of US President due to Roosevelts death during WWII the consequences of his actions would affect the world for generations. Armed with only a high school diploma and a typical American upbringing Truman utilized his world experience as a hard working leader, a man with integrity and perseverance to showcase how a superpower leads in the modern era of post WWII. History has proven Truman to be one of the very best American presidents and a man who is so sadly rare in politics today. I salute Truman, Commander in Chief, President of the United States and a gift from God to our country.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 2 ай бұрын

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@marleneseely3509 3 ай бұрын

The "S' in Harry S Truman's name was not an abbreviation for anything. There never was a period after the "S". His clothing business failed, and he was a long time paying off his debts. He was a judge, but in his county, it was a county commissioner's job, and he was responsible for building much needed roads.

@paddyneill1964 3 ай бұрын

"In Truman's autobiography, he stated, "My Grandfather Truman's name was Anderson Shipp Truman and my Grandfather Young's name was Solomon Young, so I received the S for both of them." He once joked that the S was a name, not an initial, and it should not have a period." I've known this for years, I'm glad someone else mentions it. Both the initial and the county commisioner....and the fact the he got the commissioner job through questionable people (Tom Pendergast). Nobody is perfect

@raymondpaller6475 3 ай бұрын

@@paddyneill1964 I've always wondered if Pendergast really couldn't control Truman being the natural state of the relationship between the two, or if Pendergast used Truman to be the counter-proof example that Pendergast could vividly point to so as to claim he was no big city political boss.

@woodwaker1 3 ай бұрын

@@paddyneill1964 He did get a lot of concrete poured!

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

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@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

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@MrDdaland 3 ай бұрын

A minor quibble- Vietnam was not divided until Truman was out of office.

Ай бұрын

i have read 2 biographies and 1 oral autobiography of pres. Truman. i am not a democrat. BUT i can truly say that he was the best dem president i ever read about. he may not have done things the way some repubs would have , but he was still a nationalist and believed whole-heartedly in america. and he was an honest man.

@your_royal_highness Ай бұрын

From Nixon on, there’s not one repub president I have respected (H.W. Was probably the least objectionable). Eisenhower was ok to a degree. I do like how he warned of the military-industrial complex, which was prescient. Teddy Roosevelt had a lot to be respected for, I suppose. Lincoln of course was the best president we ever had or at least right up there with Washington. Trump is one of the most consequential presidents ever….for all the wrong reasons

@redsky8763 Ай бұрын

Maybe his name made him sound like an honest man. But that don't mean nothing.

@Texas-Chris 3 ай бұрын

Really like the new intro and Have a Great Independence Day, Dr Heaton !!!

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Our editor is great and Happy Independence to you as well!

@christopher9727 2 ай бұрын

@davidanderson1889 3 ай бұрын

While I've always had strong sympathies for Harry Truman, there are two thing he did that I always had a big problem with. That was him not only signing the National Security act, but in fact being the author and creator of it. It was a piece of legislation he's been working on since 1943 and in ratifying it as President, he is directly responsible for turning the country in the surveillance state we have today. Granted, those who ended up being in charge of the various agencies that were created, such as NSA and CIA, ended up doing much to advance this national surveillance with Truman having little to no control over (intentionally or unintentionally, we will never know), but had he not come up with the bill in the first place, just maybe the government of today wouldn't have all this power to eliminate our liberties one piece at a time. The second thing he did I have a problem with, is that he picked up where FDR left off, increasing the size of the federal government and in doing so, giving the federal government more and more power to rule over our lives, rather than the other way around as described in the Constitution

@alancaron984 3 ай бұрын

My dad got wounded in Korea. I despise Truman. Obviously, he couldn’t read a map: we had no business intervening in a country bordering Russia & China.

@dash-4150 3 ай бұрын

Welp, we the people need to recognize that the US is a corporation and not an of for and by the people government.

@davidanderson1889 3 ай бұрын

@@alancaron984 I sympathize with your comment, as the war in Korea was fought for nothing but political reasons and not to fight communism, as politicians would have us believe. But not that this was enough, Truman then had to fire MacArthur and keep him from finishing it. Now as a result we have a divided nation that has been under constant threat of war ever since

@TGWazoo1 3 ай бұрын

Presentism. You are judging him not in his time, but presentism. As if he was an architect of what is now.

@grioulaloula8594 3 ай бұрын

Wish people would go after Tik Tok and Corporate America. Silicon Valley created a surveillance state for the Chinese to spy on their own citizens.

@palaceofwisdom9448 3 ай бұрын

I'm never a fan of any President who treats the Constitution as a set of suggestions rather than the necessary constraint on power that it is.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

That would be most of them

@stevehicks8944 3 ай бұрын

Only Washington held to the Constitution.

@trauma50disaster1 3 ай бұрын

I like your thinking. I wonder if their thinking then was we have to push the rules or we won't have a constituition left to worry about if we lose the war? I'm not saying that is correct, I just wonder how it feels back then thinking the nazis, Japaneese and commies were going to take us over. The closest thing I can remotely identify with is about 10am on 9/11 on the way to the ammo store with my friends, our mindset was on the way to being out of control. We feared millions of sleeper cells crushing our infrastrucure as planes kept coming down we thought it was the opening salvo. So maybe they had that feeling back then x10. I don't know.

@jamesrecknor6752 Ай бұрын

Chairman Biden and The Party joins the chat

@DennisSullivan-q2r Ай бұрын

So then you are anti Trump.

@maxhengst2252 3 ай бұрын

I am a die hard conservative but I like Truman. He was way better than the overrated FDR.

@mikenixon2401 3 ай бұрын

I credit his modest upbringing and blue collar rural roots for that. If I remember correctly, he was the only 20th century president that did not attend college. That probably benefited him as well. That said, he was very well self taught.

@robertwilkins3167 3 ай бұрын

He had big shoes to fill but Nixon said that Truman made his own footprints in history. As a freshman member of Congress Nixon met with Truman and at some point Truman told him that the toughest choice he ever had to make was to drop the A-bombs- a choice Nixon said he agreed with. Nixon's relationship with Truman took a turn for the worse because of the Alger Hiss scandal but the two men were reconciled before Truman's death in 1972.

@johnsecord8539 3 ай бұрын

@@mikenixon2401. He was intelligent not educated. I’ll always take intelligence over education any day of the week

@juliebarnett9812 3 ай бұрын

FDR was a full-on Socialist. He's the bane of America. As always, the people in power control the narrative, and the people in power made FDR a "saint." It's an atrocity what the people in power have done to America.

@richwinds7179 3 ай бұрын

FDR was a cloaked communist who if he lived France,Germany,South Korea and Greece would have all been communist. FDR was a manipulator,a supreme court packer and a terrible person in general. We would had have know spies in the White House and fdr would have ignored it

@John3.36 3 ай бұрын

The Atomic weapons were controversial, but I don't understand why the firebombing of German and Japanese cities were not more controversial given that they were far more destructive than the Atomic bombs.

@willbrink 3 ай бұрын

Because people don't know their history and are easily manipulated.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

very true, the firebombing of Tokyo was the most destructive bombing campaign in history

@dash-4150 3 ай бұрын

They firebombed cities outside of Germany too, to kill survivors who may say otherwise to their narrative.

@r.williamcomm7693 3 ай бұрын

They knew. I believe it was General Curtis Lemay who told his young officer at the time Robert McNamara of the firebombings in the Pacific Theater, “If we lose this was we’ll be tried as war criminals.”

@scottmcley5111 3 ай бұрын

And then afterwards, to prevent Patton from finishing things, as well as adopting the "science" gathered by Unit 731 and bringing in Nazi scientists into the fold with Operation Paperclip. Is this due to the changing of admins every 4 years, you think? It's already the pretext for the deepstate, as you can't trust those pesky presidents, they are only here for 4-8 years tops, we won't tell them nuttin'.

@mikenixon2401 3 ай бұрын

The Truman Presidential Library and home in Independence, MO is worth visiting. I always thought it interesting that after he left office he and Bess drove home on their own (remember no Interstate highways yet) to a modest lifestyle. I interviewed his nephew once and learned a lot not in headlines and books.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

What a cool opportunity, thanks for watching.

@kalburgy2114 3 ай бұрын

Truman is why former Presidents get a pension. Other Presidents were rich.

@lamontpearce170 3 ай бұрын

Truman also said if you get rich in politics. You're a crook .We got a bunch of crooks.

@seraphym6764 3 ай бұрын

You got that right@@lamontpearce170

@bil11lco 2 ай бұрын

Truman did not drive home from Washington. He was offered - and accepted - the use of the presidential train car, The Ferdinand Magellan, by incoming President Eisenhower. It was attached to a train headed west and he and Bess rode home on that train.

@richardlincoln8438 3 ай бұрын

Thank You for some of the best historical content on this platform Colin. Best Wishes to You and Your Family.

@Harikarikillboy 3 ай бұрын

Always very well presented and researched, nicely done sir!

@TGWazoo1 3 ай бұрын

Wish you would have spent a few minutes on his relationship with Tom Pendergast. Truman remained loyal to Pendergast and it cost him when he attended his funeral. I respected him for that. He really was simple in character, but that was his charm.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

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@anonymous-lt3yd 3 ай бұрын

Truman was about the last Democrat I would have voted for had I been alive. When foreign dignitaries came to the white house, he would introduce them not only to his presidential staff but also to the blue collar staff ---- which he knew by name. When Eleanor Roosevelt left the White House it took about a dozen truckloads. When the Truman's came, they fit it all into one.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

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@thomasaquinas6628 Ай бұрын

Washington was never HST's home - his home was always where Bess was.

@FearlessConservative 3 ай бұрын

I like the new intro video. Very professional. Love the channel!

@katemaloney4296 3 ай бұрын

Harry Truman had four great loves of his life: Bess, his daughter Margaret, his mother, and the United States of America. That is why he is and always will be my hero.

@LivebythecodeVJLEE 3 ай бұрын

He said that his earning of tbe 33rd degree of Freemasonry was actually his greatest honor.

@joaopedrobaggio4475 3 ай бұрын

Amazing so much patriotism for a Democrat.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Well put! thanks for watching

@kalburgy2114 3 ай бұрын

@joaopedrobaggio4475. The 1984 Democratic National Convention closed with everyone proudly and patriotically singing the National Anthem. Hard to believe, but they still loved this country as recently as that.

@katemaloney4296 3 ай бұрын

@@kalburgy2114 And then, 28 years later, that same party booed God at the DNC.

@geneballay9590 3 ай бұрын

I learned a lot from this one, even though Pres Truman was born only 50 miles from where I live, I have visited his birth place and have read several books on him. Thank you for all the work and then sharing.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!

@LouisMGiliberti 19 күн бұрын

Harry S. A superb overlooked Pres A simple every day person,/,family 2 monumental decisions. Dropping Nuke bomb ,& dismissing McArthur at peak of Mac's USA popularity..Not easy to do. One of our grtst.

@kamilebrahimoff3589 Ай бұрын

President Truman was not corrupt. He received a bad rap towards the end of his career.

@AlanToon-fy4hg 3 ай бұрын

Brandon and Thurmond.....what a pair....

@marstondavis 3 ай бұрын

Two turds from the same Democrat ass. Once a racist shit heel, always a racist shit heel!

@FOX007-um1wr 3 ай бұрын

I had to rewind a bit, I thought I seen those to together.

@paulleckner8235 2 ай бұрын

@@FOX007-um1wr So, it was not just me!

@FOX007-um1wr 2 ай бұрын

@@paulleckner8235 You were not the only one. :)

@kobejohnson4103 3 ай бұрын

I need every black liberal to watch this and understand there was no party switch at all … democrats remained the same

@tomyoung8563 3 ай бұрын

That’s flash The democrats use to be the small government, Conservative Party Heck, Lincoln use to say that about democrats

@kobejohnson4103 3 ай бұрын

@@tomyoung8563 you’re right , they were conservative , but northern and southern democrats have different mindsets

@jason200912 3 ай бұрын

There was no formal switch, it was super gradual starting in 1964. Basically the dixiecrats just about all died out and now suddenly every solid south state became a swing state. Eventually the northern democrats became dominant and the dixiecrats just died out from unpopularity after the Civil rights act. The last dixiecrat congressman was in 1990 or so, but most were gone by 1975.

@kobejohnson4103 3 ай бұрын

@@tomyoung8563 im definitely gonna look more into this

@kobejohnson4103 3 ай бұрын

@@jason200912 so can we all say that the Dixiecrat party didn’t exist , or they just formed and never succeed

@chrisphillips408 3 ай бұрын

I do not agree with all his political thinking, but you got to hand it to Harry. He was down to earth, from a humble agrarian beginning but when there was a hard decision to make, he had the mettle to handle it and make the decision. The buck truly stopped at his desk!

@JohnCillis 2 ай бұрын

Obamacare was not a "disaster", only the mandate requiring health insurance was which doubled the cost of health insurance overnight and should have been declared unconstitutional. Obama included that under coercion from the health care insurance lobby. I helped implement the Obamacare computer system for the State of Arizona, and we were one of the few states to "get it right" and deploy a functional system for our citizens--it was the only state government job I ever had. I benefited from Obamacare which paid for urgent medical care I needed. Truman's decision to use atomic weapons saved millions of American and Japanese lives, especially when Japan resorted to suicide bombings. And he later avoided such use on China during the Korean war which might have brought retaliation from Russia. My father was a staff sergeant in Korea and combat photographer. I own a signed picture from Eisenhower he took as part of that role. My father later became a Nuclear inspector for the US civilian government and Navy, commissioning much of the Navy's nuclear surface and sub fleet until working again for the Nuclear Regulatory commission around '80. Admiral Hymen Rickover tried to prevent his transfer from the Navy and it took congressional intervention to overrule the Admiral who loved throwing his weight around. My dad was in the occupation forces in Japan--he was in basic training in the Army until the bombings happened. He saw Hiroshima and Nagasaki and was moved. Sadly, many Japanese spurned the survivors of the bombings due to their injuries, an underlying presence in their society that they should have perished considering their mindset that their civilians and veterans should have died rather than be taken into enemy hands, though that mindset has gradually changed over the years. I was 31 when I visited Japan and Guam on business in '92 and I loved the hospitality of the Japanese tourists in Guam and that of a hotel I stayed at about fifteen mins north of Narita. I remember the cherry blossoms on the motor coach to my hotel and our kind hostess on that motorcoach. My Dad was so happy I could see where he served. He passed in '99, sadly from cancer as I will, our entire nuclear family was exposed to radiation though for me, I live by the spiritual message that whether by battle or by natural causes, our ancestors, part of eternal creation, know and respect our corporal bodies are just part of our journey in the Cosmos. Thank you for your service and insights on Truman and Russia--whose own mindset of their own colonialism and their hypocrisy and lies before invading the Ukraine still shows their paranoia and thirst for living room the world's largest country by land area does not need. I pray the US does not make the mistake of engaging them directly and the nuclear holocaust of MAD doctrine that would inevitably follow.

@timfoster4582 19 күн бұрын

Obama and his Obamacare we’re both a disaster and still costs then tax payers billions

@JamesThomas-gg6il 3 ай бұрын

Hey , Colin another great video. You brought up McCarthy and i think he deserves his own video as only you can tell it.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for the suggestion we will look into it.

@lifemasterkris1865 3 ай бұрын

Read Ann Coulter’s book “Treason” which covers that topic. A truly masterful piece of research and authorship.

@JamesThomas-gg6il 3 ай бұрын

@@lifemasterkris1865 yes you are correct...and so was McCarthy.

@theodorossarafis7370 3 ай бұрын

thanks to Truman after WWII Greece won against the communist rebels uprising and until the 1960s all the kids at schools has lunch and medical treatment. So for us is somebody who really helped my country.

@winstonbelisle3560 Ай бұрын

I don't see Trman as corrupt! He was making America more of a Democracy, than anything.

@manchu9inf 22 күн бұрын

by trying to seize private property (the steel mills) and the national security act? Sounds pretty tyrannical to me.

@thomasrobinson182 18 күн бұрын

One of the most honest, modest Presidents we've ever had. The definition of a public servant.

@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd Ай бұрын

"the disastrous affordable care act". Well we know now where you're coming from don't we⚛

@roywilkowski2326 Ай бұрын

I caught that, too. But, I've yet to see any "affordable" vis-a-vis health care since Obamacare. Nothing has changed for me.

@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd Ай бұрын

@@roywilkowski2326 don't know if you had insurance before obamacare but most of the people who weren't insured and had little chance of ever being able to pay for it seem to be grateful for the ACA.⚛

@terrytaylor2825 Ай бұрын

Only a blithering idiot could possibly disagree with that reference, just saying.

@hektor6766 11 күн бұрын

He's coming traight from Powell Memo revisionism.

@McIntyreBible 3 ай бұрын

After a non-in depth research of President Truman, I have a greater appreciation for him. The man endured a lot!

@markadams7597 3 ай бұрын

Brilliant review, thanks! My dad, a Korean War vet (1951-54), said his 8th Army fought and defeated the Chinese at Chosen Reservoir and that Truman ended his political career with the firing of General MacArthur.

@AFT_05G 3 ай бұрын

Truman was always one of the very few Democrat presidents along with Grover Cleveland and JFK who i actually respect.

@jimarcher5255 3 ай бұрын

Lost some respect for JFK mainly for his womanizing and LBJ pick.

@collectiveconsciousness5314 Ай бұрын

@@jimarcher5255LBJ pick was a blackmail strongarm.

@DennisSullivan-q2r Ай бұрын

Grover Cleveland? Before my Grandparents time. I'll look him up again.

@roywilkowski2326 Ай бұрын

@@DennisSullivan-q2r Most use of veto power ever. I like him just for that

@jimmclaughlin8195 Ай бұрын

Zero respect for Kennedy.

@Dobberjones 3 ай бұрын

I knew a man who worked at hallmark company in KC. Who was in an elevator when it stopped Truman step on the young man at the time kept staring at him. Yes son I am Harry Truman. He said they good little talk. 😊

@raymondswenson1268 Ай бұрын

Truman honored the 442 Regimental Combat Team of Japanese American soldiers who fought in Europe. He had them appear at the White House as he awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, and individual Medals of Honor to several men, is including future US Senator Daniel Inouye.

@billmorrow406 2 ай бұрын

HST should have let MacArthur continue.. Now, in 2024, we are faced with the results of NOT supporting Chang Kai Check and the KMT..

@jasonvanover3076 3 ай бұрын

Another man in history doing his best, no less than many, better than most

@glenbard657 Ай бұрын

When I graduated with my Civil Engineering degree from the University of Illinois, I was awarded a traveling scholarship that funded a six week trip around parts of the country to visit engineering firms and industries related to highway construction. One of my stops was in Kansas City to visit an engineering firm. One of the principals of the company told me how Harry Truman used to shake them down for money with the threat that if they didn't contribute, they wouldn't get government work.

@tapptom 3 ай бұрын

Wait a minute was that Biden w strom Thurmond?

@kobejohnson4103 3 ай бұрын

@@tapptom yes it was …in the flesh blood & bones lol

@tapptom 3 ай бұрын

@@kobejohnson4103 and his boy Big O later on but wait a minute Obama is black!

@heatherporterfield7343 3 ай бұрын

I saw that too !!

@Kededian 3 ай бұрын

Yep Biden was a known KKK lover.

@RudolphDocCampos 3 ай бұрын

Very likely. Biden has been associated with the KKK since Day One.

@aradlatifi2524 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for your great video

@jamescherney5874 3 ай бұрын

As a child I can't remember my parents ever saying anything good about Truman. My Uncle called him a horse's ass.

@Dobberjones 3 ай бұрын

My Gpa called him Harry Ass Truman😊

@GaryWoodVet 3 ай бұрын

I remember hearing a grand uncle say he should have change his last name from Tru-man to Lie-man. Based on decades of research I now fully understand why.

@Col_K 3 ай бұрын

I think you hit the major highlights, which is why I've always viewed Truman as a mixed bag (as most leaders tend to be). His decision to abandon Chang Kai Shek in the Chinese Civil War (a failure he shared with Gen Marshall) led directly to the Korean War, where he again failed when he refused to even consider the use of nuclear bombs against the Communists. This has to be balanced against his success in rapidly ending WWII with these same weapons and his standing up to the Communists with the Berlin Airlift. On the home front his civil rights success and recognition of Israel are counterbalanced by his attempts to control the economy and the Red Scare tactics such as loyalty oaths.

@poleary1439 Ай бұрын

Harry's legacy doesn't have to worry about being known as the worst president anymore...

@woodwaker1 3 ай бұрын

One of your comments about Truman being a judge but not a lawyer is true, but in Jackson county the office of judge was more of an executive, not a judge that handled trials or legal cases. He was also a Mason and served as the Grand Master of Missouri. I never had the opportunity to meet him, but have sat in lodges with his friends.

@thejuggler2497 3 ай бұрын

16:12 Amazing to see Strong Thurman and Joe Biden so Cozy. 👀

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@jameskeel 3 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing

@kostaachin4428 2 ай бұрын

In Missoouri, the title of judge that Truman had at that time was not applied to one that acted as a trial judge with a law degree, it was more as a city board member. See David McCullough's biography titled ""Truman" for a better explanation.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 2 ай бұрын

Yes, he handled small civil matters

@GeraldMiller-mp8fc 21 күн бұрын

The Affordable Care Act was not "disasterous" for the people who had health care for the first time.

@purplelove392 3 ай бұрын

I learned in 4th grade that his middle name was the letter 'S' since both grandfather's name's started with S and they couldn't choose. There should be no period after the 'S.' He was a 5th cousin on my dad's side.

@xc5gensttsn3egcx57 3 ай бұрын

McCarthy was right.

@cahg3871 3 ай бұрын

I cannot imagine what he would say about China being allowed to invest in Hollywood!?!

@joe-y4o5y 2 ай бұрын

The Verona Papers show the details of what McCarthy alluded to in his committee.

@okie-kan9240 2 ай бұрын

Yes he was.

@bogbody9952 2 ай бұрын

Truman's decision to fire McCarthy proved his brilliance as he stopped WWIII from happening

@joe-y4o5y 2 ай бұрын

@@bogbody9952 Perhaps you mean General MacArthur?

@don-e4838 3 ай бұрын

Of course Biden was there, Robert Byrd was right after, who gave Byrd's eulogy?

@charlieryan1736 Ай бұрын

Thanks for another informative and interesting video

@deanjacobs1766 3 ай бұрын

I read where General Douglas MacArthur did not have JCS approval to launch the invasion of Inchon in Korea.

@thomasaquinas6628 Ай бұрын

Didn't need it - it was part of the overall plan of war and did not violate his directives from Sec of War. invading N. Korea and China - that was a different matter.

@martinyuhas929 Ай бұрын

I had no idea Truman was so unqualified to do anything. Now I understand why MacArthur did not respect him.

@groverearp2600 15 күн бұрын

" unqualified " ? What qualities did he lack ?

@samuelchurch9892 7 күн бұрын

Dugout Doug didn't like Truman, General Marshall, Roosevelt or any other superior.

@billbissenas2973 3 ай бұрын

In high school, I was taught Truman was top notch and ranked highly. However, over the years, I’ve come to learn of many of his shortcomings, diminishing my view of him.

@gusloader123 3 ай бұрын

Bingo! He was horrible.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@terrybennetts7898 3 ай бұрын

Great show. One of my favorites. I would join but I live in Illinois and can not afford it. Leaving as soon as able. Thank you for your work.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

no problem

@rlj7647 3 ай бұрын

My father was in the south Pacific during WW2. He considered Truman the best president because he got him home within 3 months of the Bombs being dropped.

@fastted9390 3 ай бұрын

But he gave us the Korean war. Big time. 58000 good men killed for what ?

@trauma50disaster1 3 ай бұрын

My grandpa described a bit of the horror he seen in the S. Pacific and I felt the pain from his eyes and voice. There is no doubt my grandpaw was thankful he didn't have to go all the way. I'm grateful, if the bombs weren't dropped maybe my dad and my kids wouldn't be here.

@jlsabinas8578 22 күн бұрын

'The disasterous Obamacare', did not expect that to be included in a Truman KZbin, lol.

@Ammo08 3 ай бұрын

Truman's Birthday is a state holiday here in Missouri. I'm 70 years old, I know 3 people named after Harry Truman. My dad was a hard-core Republican, but Truman was the only Democrat my dad could stand. I think he was a great president myself. He made tons of hard decisions.

@GaryWoodVet 3 ай бұрын

Including destroying the Native American's promised lands in Garrison, ND - Truth has led me from a fan of the myth and legend to loathing near everything he did. It was a real shattering experience for me but Truth is necessary to anchor liberty, mythology is not.

@kevinfoley8105 3 ай бұрын

Agreed. He was true to himself, right or wrong and that's something that can rarely be said about politicians these days.

@stevehicks8944 3 ай бұрын

“Native Americans”? I wasn’t aware that bison could own property. Not ONE HUMAN is native to North, Central or South America; only flora and fauna are. The people you refer to as “Native Americans” are the descendants of Asian people who migrate from Mongolia and Siberia thousands of years ago; they are NOT “natives” of the Americas. A correct term for these people would be “First Peoples” as they are the first humans to reside in North, Central and South America.

@samuelphillian1286 3 ай бұрын

@@stevehicks8944people are also animals, we got here the same way the bison did

@trauma50disaster1 3 ай бұрын

@@GaryWoodVet I don't care, that culture was as totalitarian as the commies, brutal as the nazis. Every couple years I start to feel bad so I do some more research and discover more truth, it has led me from a fan of the myth and legend to loathing near everything they did. It was a real shattering experience for me but the truth is necessary to anchor liberty (that the USA stands for), mythology of native americans is not.

@airbrushken5339 17 күн бұрын

You left out he supplied the French in 1947 under the Truman Doctrine with funding and weapons to retake Vietnam, thus starting the Vietnam War.

@GeorgeSemel 3 ай бұрын

The dropping of the atomic bombs on the Empire of Japan is not controversial at all. It was President Truman's least bad option at the time. The issue of the decision is more Soviet Propaganda than not. As for Korea, the Soviets and the Chi-Coms went for open warfare, and it would not work out, so they changed to insurgencies and "Wars of Liberation." The US would address this with the formation of Special Forces, most notably 'The Green Berets" on President Truman's watch and more so with Eisenhower's and John F. Kennedy's. And the era of dirty little wars in the 3rd World. We can look at President Truman's decisions with 20/20 hindsight. Firing Douglas MacArthur was both the right thing to do and the wrong thing to do. Both individuals were correct and bad at the same time. The military answers to the Civil authority in the US. And well, Mac, in the end, was a bridge too far. For a Democrat, Harry Truman was maybe the last really good Democrat to hold the office, if you can even say that about the Democrats. And yeah, some things he did get wrong would lead to some of our current problems within our society and budget. My Mother quit the Democrats with Eisenhower, much to the family's discussion; my father would with JFK, and that was sealed with Ted Kennedy getting elected to the Senate. The current discourse in American politics has its roots with Harry Truman and FDR to some extent. The final word has not been written on Harry. The man never saut the Presidency, it was an accident of fate that the job was trusted apond him. Overall all he did a better than fine job of it, warts and all.

@morganmatt7520 21 күн бұрын

Well put together article, thank you.

@johndoerr8853 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video. Truman is my favorite president because he took it upon himself to take the harder decisions and carry the burden himself. His decision to drop both atomic bombs weighed heavily, but knowing how imperial Japan was stalwart in fighting to the last man, showing them that they faced total eradication was the only path they would have respected. They are a proud and mighty people and it would have lead to near Genocide if we had to take the fight across their islands. I always hated having to argue the points in college, because many have a sense that the Japanese were going to surrender before the bombs, but cannot bring up any solid proof of this. War is far more disconnected from the reality of today than it was 100 years ago.

@GaryWoodVet 3 ай бұрын

Truth is much different than the myths and legends I use to believe. From the destruction of the Native American Tribes in Garrison, ND to the facts surrounding Japan's efforts to negotiate surrender he refused....new military toys to use - to his, Dulles, and Eisenhower's creation of the private side of the CIA I have changed my once high admiration of him.

@catherinelw9365 3 ай бұрын

@@GaryWoodVet You swallowed the propaganda about the bomb. Japan did not make any good faith effort to surrender. They were just stalling. Pick up a real history book.

@GaryWoodVet 3 ай бұрын

@@catherinelw9365 What history book do you recommend for the details of what he chose to do to the Three Affiliated Tribes in Garrison, ND? Surely, you know all about those facts as well, right? Your brilliant historical knowledge gives you great insight on why he chose to flood out the lands they were promised despite sending 283 of their warriors in defense of our freedom in WWII, you know the details of how he flooded them and wiped out their lands...I know you must since you read real history books.

@franklinshouse8719 18 күн бұрын

Harry Truman was one of the best presidents we have ever had. He made tough, controversial decisions. He did what he thought was right. I admire him.

@rosezingleman5007 3 ай бұрын

Lots of the ills of our time go back to Harry.

@andysnyder4603 3 ай бұрын

More due to Roosevelt though.

@DocNoah 3 ай бұрын

Please specify

@raymondpaller6475 3 ай бұрын

@@andysnyder4603 Correct. FDR wage controls had the effect of fringe benefits becoming the angle-shooter's method of increasing worker compensation to get employees, thereby tying health insurance to one's place of employment. Eventually leading to the health insurance mess of today. Intelligent people can argue what would be the optimal heath care system given a clean sheet of paper, the current system is an unplanned accidental side-effect.

@trauma50disaster1 3 ай бұрын

@@raymondpaller6475 nice insight, I'll have to read more about that. The only thing I might offer is was thier thought process back then that wage controls were needed to keep the war production going? And if we ran any lower on supplies we would lose more lives if not lost the war?

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@itisonlyadream 14 күн бұрын

People have forgotten how funny Truman was, he had a quick wit and a sense of humor that came out in his press conferences. I went to the movies regularly when I was a kid, and every time I went to the movies there was always a newsreel. A Truman press conference was featured in many newsreels and the thing I remember most was how often he broke up the reporters with his witty remarks. Many of Truman's quips went over my head, because I was just a kid, but it was obvious that he was loved and respected by most people. The only time I ever heard anyone criticize Truman was when he fired MacArthur.

@jimcronin2043 3 ай бұрын

On one hand, Truman led the country through very unique and difficult times. As with everyone, there were some dark areas. One was that many times his actions were dictated by personal feelings. He had several cronies placed in positions in the White House and had an instinctive dislike for people in high positions (e.g. MacArthur and Churchill and any admiral, with Marshal an exception). At the Potsdam Conference he shoved Churchill to the side and regarded Stalin as an 'affable fellow' with whom he could get along. (He found out differently later on.) He lacked FDR's personal confidence of his ability to lead the American people which led to his inviting Stalin into the Pacific War with Japan and the decision to use nuclear bombs to end the war. It also led to his ambiguous leadership with respect to MacArthur and the situation which led to MacArthur's dismissal. He was also keenly partisan ad made every effort to shut Republican senators/representatives out of decisions.

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching, but Truman had a much better relationship with Churchill than Stalin, whom he read like a book.

@leecoleman2779 9 күн бұрын

I believe that they were atomic, rather than nuclear, bombs.

@wcbibb 21 күн бұрын

I was a neighbor of Truman in Independence, Missouri. I was in second grade when Truman turned the first shovel full of earth for the groundbreaking for the future Truman museum. My grandfather was a high-ranking Freemason, as was Truman. We took the soil turned by Truman's golden shovel and placed the soil into a hankerchief, which we kept for "mystical" purposes. I kept telling grandpa to throw that dirt away. I researched photographs on the internet regarding the ceremony for the groundbreaking. Grampa and I were edited out, but we were there. I used to pass by Trump's house. We would always speak to one another briefly. I also met Eisenhower and Nixon shortly thereafter. We moved to Whittier😂. I went joyriding on Eisenhower's golf cart in the desert and attended Julie Nixon's graduation from Marlborough. Dad was the Ob/Gyn to the Nixon women in Whittier. Truman was simple and straightforward. I don't agree with 100% of what he did. The buck stopped with him. He lived very frugally, unlike retired presidents of today.

@karencarter8292 3 ай бұрын

Mr. Heaton, wasn't Truman a 33rd degree Mason ? This association certainly explains a lot of things.

@stevehicks8944 3 ай бұрын

There are no “33rd degree Masons”; there are 33rd Degree Scottish Rite. Many F&AM Masons I know would debate you as to whether Scottish Rite are actual Masons. BTW….A Master Mason in F&AM and a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite are comparable. Both my dad and my maternal grandfather were Master Masons; my childhood pastor was a 33rd Degree Scottish Rite. None of them ever mentioned “ruling the world”. You might want to research how many of the Founding Fathers were Masons.

@karencarter8292 3 ай бұрын

@@stevehicks8944 Yes, I am very much aware that some of the Founders were Masons -- a once professional building guild. The Masons were later infiltrated by the Illuminati -- a group founded by Adam Weishaupt with quite a history and reputation. .

@karencarter8292 3 ай бұрын

@@stevehicks8944 Steve Hicks. I answered your reply yesterday, but later, for some reason, my statements did not appear. With due regard, can you tell me what happened to my response, Mr. Heaton ?

@peterpiper482 2 ай бұрын

@@stevehicks8944 True. 33 degree mason is not a member of the Craft but a side show which many masons belong to! It has no standing in Regular Freemasonry

@fasteddie9867 Ай бұрын

I love MacArthur--just the way he conducted himself in Japan as governor is proof enough how great he was.

@shanenolan5625 3 ай бұрын

Thanks colin

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@briggsquantum Ай бұрын

To understand how remarkable he was as president, read David McCulloch's book "Truman". It's a long read, but fascinating, and most of all, accurate in every detail. His legacy demands that level of understanding.

@brucemoriarty9964 3 ай бұрын

The to do is take a look at the Democratic Party then and today.

@user-ds5cv3ev7i 24 күн бұрын

My Dad, USMC in the Pacific in WW2, loved Harry Truman for dropping the bomb and saving him from having to participate in the invasion of Japan where he would have likely died storming the beach as he had on Tarawa, Guadalcanal and Iwo Jima (Bronze Star). Truman was not corrupt.

@tonylittle8634 3 ай бұрын

Love him/hate him I’d take him over many(especially the one in office today) of what we’ve had in the past 20 years. 😂. Always a joy watching your work. Semper Fi Marine.

@LorenEpperson Ай бұрын

A Year After He Was In Office He Called Former President Herbert Hoover To Discuss The Situation Of Food And Re Building Of Europe Hoover Roosevelt Wanted Nothing To Do With Truman Gave Him Something To Do Because He Helped World War I Get Put Back Together After War Was First Time 13 Years Hoover Hoover Was At White House Truman Greeted Him Warmly And Despite Political Differences Differences They Became Friends Til Hoover Died At 90 In 1964 And Occasionally Corresponded He Had Just Lost Wife Hoover And Was In Tears And They Learned About Each Other There Midwest Values He Was From Iowa Truman MO He Put Hoover In Charge Of A Commission To Help War Torn Europe Similar To WWI And He Was Given Starting Budget But They Came In With Surplus When Finished And In 1957 The Retirement Retirement Act For Ex President Started Hoover Didn't Need His But He Accepted His To Not Embarass His Friend Harry Truman Days Before Hoover Died In 1964 October Truman Had A Fall He Sent Letter Saying He Was Sorry To Hear About Your Fall Get Better Soon Friend Herbert Herbert Days Later He Passed On Shows U Can Still Be Friends Despite Political Differences Differences

@ericwolf9482 7 күн бұрын

As a man recording shipments Flying to Russia after WWll over the pole to rebuild The Soviet Union was "Told" not to record one large crate. He believed it contained nuclear materials.. they detonated the "Bomb" in 1949 way ahead of possible knowledge existing for this to happen. It was on believe it or not ,regular TV Years ago.

@markjamison9677 3 ай бұрын

Great video but you completely left out where President Truman was instrumental in the creation of the state of Israel . Surprised you missed that you’re one of the best historians out there .

@jasonpelto1164 3 ай бұрын

He mentioned it at the beginning

@lovecraftscat2420 3 ай бұрын

Israel was a mistake

@LivebythecodeVJLEE 3 ай бұрын

He was also a 33rd degree Freemason.

@GaryWoodVet 3 ай бұрын

Also missing is his willful destruction of the Native American tribes of Garrison, ND - just to name a few. Our myths and legends shield him from many terrible sins we still are paying for. I once adored him, truth completely changed my mind.

@markjamison9677 3 ай бұрын

@@jasonpelto1164I watch it a second time and didn’t see it .

@Bobbychildree Ай бұрын

I read the Truman biography and felt that it portrayed him honestly. I believe he would rank just under Reagan in my list of all time favorites. My father -a total no nonsense Republican- respected him highly. Knowing my father, that was an amazing compliment. Even though I was just a child when Truman was President, I remember him. Quite a man.

@rev.stephena.cakouros948 3 ай бұрын

History has vindicated Macarthur .

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@stevehicks8944 3 ай бұрын

HOW? Getting tens of thousands of Americans and allied troops killed or captured because he refused he refused to believe the intelligence that unequivocally stated that the Chinese Communists WOULD enter the Korean War?

@stuartmcclain1021 Ай бұрын

My mother was in the Oval Office secretarial pool, she also did some translating, she knew nine languages at a native language. She knew Truman pretty well, and loved him. Didn’t much care for FDR though. She worked at the White House FDR through Eisenhower.

@daleadkins2736 Ай бұрын

Truman was one of the most courageous presidents of all time. He made the decision to drop the bombs and then was first to sign on to Israel becoming a nation. My father credited Truman to saving his life. He would say that his flight crew would have been sent to the pacific after Germany surrendered had it not been for Truman's decision.

@charlesnash2748 Ай бұрын

Same here. My father was a young Navy pilot who would have been in the first group of pilots in the invasion of Japan. Some people like to say the bombing of Japan was unnecessary. I am darn glad President Truman made the decision that he made.

@joeedmack9893 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for a very balanced summary of the complex 16:12 life and times a controversial figure whose decisions had such lasting impact. Like most controversial figures neither complete hero nor villan.

@janetprice85 2 ай бұрын

He supported desegregation of the military and voting rights laws knowing his fellow Democrats were not on board with any civil rights legislation.Truman was a brave man. He did the right thing and swam against the tide of bigotry.

@gusloader123 Ай бұрын

Not something to brag about. Since that happened the U.S. military has been an employment service for low IQ and often lazy people instead of a well-trained and highly disciplined fighting machine. When we had a segregated Army and Marine Corps, battles were won, and unit cohesion and pride were much better. His stupid decision of 1948 is one of the reasons our forces did so poorly in the Korean war of 1950-1953.

@ericvogel1126 2 ай бұрын

As a conservative, it is my belief that President Truman was one of the better Presidents of the 20th century.

@aislinnkeilah7361 3 ай бұрын

One commendable attribute Truman had was personal integrity.

@raymondswenson1268 Ай бұрын

Truman used nuclear bombs on Japan, but he did not decide to use them in Korea. Why not? American troops were almost defeated. I believe the reason was that, after Japan surrendered, the nine remaining Manhattan Project bombs were tested, and it only ONE had a nuclear explosion. Truman knew that American nuclear weapons were UNRELIABLE.

@AOT_HxH95 3 ай бұрын

I like the idea of just letting Hitler and Stalin duke it out with each other and let themselves weaken eachother. Nice to see Truman thought the same. Truman definitely was tougher on communists than FDR was.

@JonnyQ358 9 күн бұрын

America was damn lucky to have Harry Truman as President..We could use him so badly today..

@kevincoad607 3 ай бұрын

Colin is the GOAT 🐐!

@FORGOTTENHISTORYCHANNEL 3 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@davidyetter5409 26 күн бұрын

Looking back now, I think that McCarthy was closer to the truth than people like to admit.

@hektor6766 11 күн бұрын

No, he was wrong. The Republican admiration for non-socialist tyrants and despots like Pahlavi, Diem, Marcos, Pinochet, Erdogan, the Saudis and Orban that still exists and even extends to a post-Soviet Russian dictator like Putin is proof that McCarthy was a complicit party to the real danger.