History on the White House
The "elliptic salon", with the Yellow Oval Room above and the Diplomatic Reception Room below it, formed the most elegant architectural feature of James Hoban's plans for the White House. The Blue Room has always been used as a reception room except for a brief period during the administration of Jo....
The Truman Show
Our environment is enriched by images. We see an estimated 36,000 media manipulated images per week. Billboards, television advertisements, magazines, even the orange juice we pull out of our fridge every morning for breakfast contains media images meant to manipulate the responder. The Truman Sho....
Truman by David McCullough
Truman by David McCullough
David McCullough is considered one of the most efficient historical writers of our century. He somehow knows how to capture the essence and importance of historical figures such as Harry S. Truman or John Adams. He also won many of the literary awards. One of the b....
Truman Show
Truman is a victim of everything that is bad in the world of advertising and television.
Truman Burbank was the chosen one of five unwanted babies, adopted by a television corporation to star in a new documentary. From the day Truman was born, he became the spectacle of a world wide televi....
Why did Truman commit the USA to a war in Korea in June 1950?
Why did Truman commit the USA to a war in Korea in June 1950?
There are a vast amount of factors that led Truman to take such action in Korea, most of them borne out of the Cold War. Another theme that shaped Trumans perceptions, was his and the countrys paranoia, of the relentless expansioni....