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| Named Person: | Harry S Truman |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Biography |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael T Benson |
| ISBN: | 0275958078 9780275958077 |
| OCLC Number: | 36147273 |
| Description: | xii, 217 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Bible and sword redux: Balfour, Wilson, Roosevelt, and the question of Palestine -- The man from Missouri -- Truman and the formulation of foreign policy -- Truman's early views on Zionism and the development of his presidential policy on Palestine -- The issue of immigration -- State department opposition -- The American Jewish lobby and its impact on the president -- Enter the United Nations -- A president from independence, a chemist from Pinsk, and a harberdasher from Kansas City -- March 1948 and the American reversal of its Palestine policy -- Showdown in the Oval Office: 12 May 1948 -- Truman recognizes Israel -- The election of 1948: Truman and the Jewish vote -- The aftermath of American recognition. |
| Responsibility: | Michael T. Benson ; foreword by Stan A. Taylor. |
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