Truman and the Democratic Party

Sean J. Savage

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What best defines a Democrat in the American political arena - idealistic reformer or pragmatic politician? Harry Truman adopted both roles and in so doing defined the nature of his presidency. Truman and the Democratic Party is the first book to deal exclusively with the president's relationship with the Democratic party and his status as party leader. Sean J. Savage addresses Truman's twin roles of party regular and liberal reformer, examining the tension that arose from this duality and the consequences of that tension for Truman's political career. Drawing on personal interviews with former Truman administration members and party officials and on archival materials - most notably papers of the Democratic National Committee at the Harry S. Truman Library - Savage has produced a fresh perspective that is both shrewd and insightful. Truman and the Democratic Party offers historians and political scientists a new way of looking at the Truman administration and its impact on key public policies.

Book Details

Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Publish Date: Oct 30th, 1997
Pages: 320
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 8.98in - 5.85in - 0.77in - 0.90lb
EAN: 9780813109411
Categories: • United States - 20th Century• Political Process - Political Parties• Presidents & Heads of State

About the Author

Savage, Sean J.: - Sean J. Savage is assistant professor of political science at St. Mary's College, Notre Dame, Indiana.

Praise for this book

"An excellent political study." -- Daily News [Bowling Green, KY]

"Savage's concise and balanced study is a must read for students of American politics in the Truman era." -- Georgia Historical Quarterly

"A well-done volume.... Historians and political scientists alike will enjoy this book as it is excellent political party history." -- Journal of American History

"Savage develops his thesis... more thoroughly and persuasively than anyone else." -- Journal of Southern History

"Adds immensely to the growing historiography of Truman." -- Library Journal

"Examines Truman's relationship with the Democratic Party and his role as party leader, the first study that concentrates fully on these related matters." -- Missouri Historical Review

"The author's decision to stress Truman's twin interests, in the party and reform, surely is correct.... There is much to admire in this book." -- Review of Politics

"The book's major contribution is to illuminate the history of the Democratic party and, indirectly, the development of party politics generally in the middle of the twentieth century." -- Congress & the Presidency

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