Happy birthday, Harry

Taking a moment to remember a Democrat we can admire. Never one to stick his finger in the air or rely on popular opinion for direction, he proudly displayed a sign on his desk indicating, The buck stops here.”

Assuming office after the death of President Franklin Roosevelt during World War II, and with limited previous interaction with FDR, he told reporters, “I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.”

Harry would have been 124 years old today.

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4 Responses to “Happy birthday, Harry”

  1. Ajo Joe Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 10:01 am

    Whoa! You had me going for a minute there. I couldn’t believe Seeing Red AZ could be talking about Harry Mitchell!!

    This Harry was a horse of a different color.

  2. Alexander Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 10:27 am

    The WWII history link is excellent.

    Those were obviously different times. Truman wasn’t owned by his party or the high ranking Dem partisans.

  3. Justin Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 10:39 am

    My dad, a lifelong Republican. told me he was called ‘Give ‘em hell Harry,” for speaking his mind and speaking the truth.

  4. Ray Says:
    May 8, 2008 at 11:58 am

    Pretty funny! I also thought it was odd this site would be sending birthday wishes to the ‘other’ Harry! Couldn’t imagine what was going on. I knew April Fool’s Day had passed.

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