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granddaughter talk about her. it is presented by the truman library institute. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to truman presidential library and museum. i m the director here. it is a pleasure to welcome you all out. appreciate you being here to enjoy this program and celebrate an important legacy with us. we are in the legacy business. when we celebrate harry truman s legacy, what we find out is we end up celebrating a lot of other legacies as well. i think that speaks volumes will who harry truman was. i want to begin by thanking some folks tonight. i want to thank the truman library institute, of course, who sponsor so much of what we do. they are our non-profit partner. we are indebted to them for all the great things we do. for bringing this statue of alice dunnigan to the library and for helping us have this program here tonight. we are gathered here tonight to celebrate the life of a pioneering reporter who was the first african-american female jou ....
good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to truman presidential library and museum. i m the director here. it is a pleasure to welcome you all out. appreciate you being here to enjoy this program and celebrate an important legacy with us. we are in the legacy business. when we celebrate harry truman s legacy, what we find out is we end up celebrating a lot of other legacies as well. i think that speaks volumes will who harry truman was. i want to begin by thanking some folks tonight. i want to thank the truman library institute, of course, who sponsor so much of what we do. they are our non-profit partner. we are indebted to them for all the great things we do. for bringing this statue of alice dunnigan to the library and for helping us have this program here tonight. we are gathered here tonight to celebrate the life of a pioneering reporter who was the first african-american female journalist with white house press corps credentials. that s very significant. it h ....
it is presented by the truman library institute. good evening, ladies and gentlemen. welcome to truman presidential library and museum. i m the director here. it is a pleasure to welcome you all out. appreciate you being here to enjoy this program and celebrate an important legacy with us. we are in the legacy business. when we celebrate harry truman s legacy, what we find out is we end up celebrating a lot of other legacies as well. i think that speaks volumes will who harry truman was. i want to begin by thanking some folks tonight. i want to thank the truman library institute, of course, who sponsor so much of what we do. they are our non-profit partner. we are indebted to them for all the great things we do. for bringing this statue of alice dunnigan to the library and for helping us have this program here tonight. we are gathered here tonight to celebrate the life of a pioneering reporter who was the first african-american female journalist with white house press ....
was that i might have been better off if he was dead. the experience of interviewing him was very difficult. we had a bit of a falling out after the book was finished. i do not really mean that. that was gore but doll, of course. course., of an eminent american. not quite of the significance of mark twain or charles dickens. still, distinctive american and a distinctive character. of deep andof conflicting tendencies. he can be generous and loyal. ng andld be backbiti demanding. a controlling personality. this.ch a little of let s give people a chance to t he looks like. had the distinct feeling that we live in a revolutionary time. the rich are becoming richer. the hatred of those inside the outside is those creating a true hatred on the who of the many for the few govern or appear to do so. the decision-makers and paymasters are beyond our reach in board rooms of the world. that was in 1991. what did you see their? there? i saw him at his witty and perceptive ....
my comment was that i might have been better off if he was dead. the experience of interviewing him was very difficult. we had a bit of a falling out after the book was finished. i do not really mean that. that was gore vidal, of course. an eminent american. not quite of the significance of mark twain or charles dickens. still, distinctive american and a distinctive character. a man of of of deep and conflicting tendencies. he can be generous and loyal. he could be backbiting and demanding. a controlling personality. watch a little of this. let s give people a chance to see what he looks like. i had the distinct feeling that we live in a revolutionary time. the rich are becoming richer. the hatred of those inside the beltway for those outside is creating a true hatred on the part of the many for the few who govern or appear to do so. the decision-makers and paymasters are beyond our reach in board rooms of the world. that was in 1991. what did you see there? ....