J L Alonzo: 2 books

As the Ambassador quickly rose to leave the room his turning chair struck the table sending it tilting toward the guests seated on the opposite side. Guests screamed as they jumped to avoid the onslaught of food, they in turn upsetting the guest at the next table and so forth down the entire length...

This collection of essays examines President Truman’s somewhat contentious relationships with Congress. Authors evaluate Truman’s successes and defeats and measure him against later presidents of the United States. While the Truman era has been perceived as a stalemate between the executive and...