The Memoirs of Harry S. Truman: A Reader's Edition by Raymond H. Geselbrecht

This new “Reader’s Edition” of Harry Truman’s memoirs removes the overload of detail and reproduced historical documents, reduces the bloated cast of characters, clarifies the often confusing balance between chronological and thematic presentation, and corrects some important problems of presentation that made the two volumes of Truman’s memoirs, published in 1955 and 1956, difficult to read and enjoy.

This new edition, reduced to half the length of the original text, offers a new generation of readers the thrill of hearing the unique and authentic voice of Harry S. Truman, probably the most important president of the last seventy-five years, telling the story of his life, his presidency, and some of the most important years in American history.

About the Author

Raymond H. Geselbracht had a long career with the National Archives and Records Administration, including service at the presidential libraries of Harry S. Truman, Richard M. Nixon, and Franklin D. Roosevelt.  He is the co-editor, with David Acheson, of Affection and Trust:  The Personal Correspondence of Harry S. Truman and Dean Acheson, 1953-1971, and the editor of Foreign Aid and the Legacy of Harry S. Truman (2015) and The Civil Rights Legacy of Harry S. Truman (2007).  He is also the author of many articles about Harry S. Truman and on other historical and archival topics.  He is currently the Village Historian of Bronxville, New York.

Product Specifications

Published by University of Missouri Press, 2020. Hardback, 692 pages.