Little Helpers: Harry Vaughan, His Cronies, and Corruption in the Truman Adminis
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Publisher
University of Missouri Press
ISBN-10
0826223168
ISBN-13
9780826223166
eBay Product ID (ePID)
17068798790
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
200 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Little Helpers : Harry Vaughan, His Cronies, and Corruption in the Truman Administration
Subject
Military / World War II, United States / 20th Century, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi), United States / General
Publication Year
2024
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2024-020286
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"John Robert Greene has written a riveting short book about the dangers of cronyism. Little Helpers focuses on a little remembered but pivotal player in the Truman years, Major General Harry Vaughan, a press-leaking, Ike-irking, gaffe-making, infighting presence in the Truman White House. Despite his liabilities, Vaughan had one essential asset: Truman liked him. Greene is a great storyteller, and the story of Truman's first meeting with Vaughan alone makes the book worth reading. But there is much more to it. Little Helpers teaches us about Vaughan's importance to the Truman story, and shows why he was largely forgotten by history." -- Tevi Troy , Presidential historian, former White House aide, author of Fight House: Rivalries in the White House from Truman to Trump, " Little Helpers sheds light on a dark corner of presidential history. With lively prose and thorough documentation, this book shows that Harry Truman stood by an aide who abused his power to benefit unsavory characters. It is an important contribution to our understanding of the Truman administration and the dangers of misplaced loyalty." -- John J. Pitney, Jr. , Claremont McKenna College, author of After Reagan: Bush, Dukakis, and the 1988 Election, " Little Helpers is a well-written account that is quickly read. . . . Highly recommended."-- Journal of American's Military Past, "It takes nothing away from Harry Truman's Cold War statesmanship to be reminded of his sometimes misplaced sense of loyalty to the likes of Harry Vaughan, World War I comrade, lifelong friend, and sometime presidential advisor. Vaughan was also a Washington influence peddler, a congenial sort who would have been at home in Warren Harding's White House. Drawing on primary sources and his own vast knowledge of the era, John Robert Greene dives deeply into the Vaughan story. The result is that rarity - a work of original scholarship that is also a page turner. Highly relevant for its foreshadowing of today's pay for play politics, this is a major contribution to our understanding of the Truman presidency." -- Richard Norton Smith, Presidential historian, author of An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford, "It takes nothing away from Harry Truman's Cold War statesmanship to be reminded of his sometimes misplaced sense of loyalty to the likes of Harry Vaughan, World War I comrade, lifelong friend, and sometime presidential advisor. Vaughan was also a Washington influence peddler, a congenial sort who would have been at home in Warren Harding's White House. Drawing on primary sources and his own vast knowledge of the era, John Robert Greene dives deeply into the Vaughan story. The result is that rarity--a work of original scholarship that is also a page turner. Highly relevant for its foreshadowing of today's pay for play politics, this is a major contribution to our understanding of the Truman presidency."-- Richard Norton Smith, Presidential historian, author of An Ordinary Man: The Surprising Life and Historic Presidency of Gerald R. Ford, Included on National Review's annual Year in Reading list. " Little Helpers sheds light on a dark corner of presidential history. With lively prose and thorough documentation, this book shows that Harry Truman stood by an aide who abused his power to benefit unsavory characters. It is an important contribution to our understanding of the Truman administration and the dangers of misplaced loyalty." -- John J. Pitney, Jr. , Claremont McKenna College, author of After Reagan: Bush, Dukakis, and the 1988 Election
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Synopsis
In Little Helpers , historian John Robert Greene encourages us to rethink the scandals of Harry Truman's presidency by providing the first political biography of the man who precipitated them--Gen. Harry H. Vaughan. As the former president's close friend and military aide, Vaughan brought a number of disreputable figures into the White House, in addition to committing plenty of misconduct on his own. Although aware of Vaughan's misdeeds, Truman remained unwilling to rid his administration of him and his hangers on. Vaughan's scandals have largely gone overlooked by historians--a tendency that Little Helpers corrects. Greene begins with the story of how Truman and Vaughan met during World War I, then examines Vaughan's support for Truman for the Senate and later as President. The majority of the book, however, considers the various cronies that surrounded Vaughan and illustrates the significance of his relationship with Truman--and the president's inability to rein him in. Drawing from primary and archival sources, many never before published, Little Helpers is further distinguished by its use of the correspondence between Vaughan and Truman. Greene also provides a dramatic narrative account of the inner workings of the Truman administration, making the book accessible to the general reader as well as the specialist.
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E813.G74 2024
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