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Women in Iowa Politics (Part 5): The woman who should be first in Congress

By Douglas Burns 5/16/07

As much as any other American leader Harry Truman is identified as a man of the people, proof positive that, buoyed by the rest of us, the nation is so strong that anyone can grow up to be president.
But this conventional characterization of Truman spectacularly undersells his rare intelligence and foresight. And the Truman myth [...]

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