You know, the conditions werent great. They did not have any of the advantages of modern endurance athletes in that regard. No nike. I greatly enjoyed your book this gentleman talked about Harry Trumans excellent adventure was what did you say . Greatest book ever written. I think you said greatest book ever written. Im writing that down for a blush. Harry trum trumans excellent adventure they took a road trip. They lived in independence, speech in washington and their daughter lived in new york. They decided to just drive their chrysler from missouri to the east coast and back again. I think it took about two and a half weeks. But at the time, expresident s had no secret Service Protection and no pensions and harry was not a wealthy guy by any means. The expenses of the white house was paid out of his salary. When he left the white house in early 53 he had had to take a loan out from a bank in washington to help make ends meet and he refused to commercialize the presidency. He would n