Thursday, July 24, 2008
President Truman - "We're Not Leaving - "
Here's a history lesson from 1948.
President Truman held his ground, even though he had the worst approval rating ever.
"Where there's a will, there's a way"...
President Truman held his ground, even though he had the worst approval rating ever.
"Where there's a will, there's a way"...
At TownHall.com, Michael Barone writes about the Berlin Airlift:
"Air Force generals said that there was no way planes could ferry the 8 million pounds of food and coal Berlin would need every day. Secretary of State George Marshall and Joint Chiefs Chairman Omar Bradley, two of America's most respected generals, felt Berlin was indefensible and we should withdraw. One man disagreed. President Harry Truman, in one crucial meeting after another, said, 'We're not leaving Berlin.'"
