The Late Bloomer: Harry Truman's Small Starts and Big Finishes (Part 1)

Harry Truman was never good at first impressions. The army didn't want him. He was just a cog in the Missouri political machine. Even his future wife had to warm up to the idea of being with him. And yet — when he finally had a moment in the spotlight, Harry Truman's indomitable will and indefatigable spirit carried him to victory after victory, though victory came without a cost. In the first of a two-part examination, Tony Rydberg and Ryan Rasmussen unpack the life and career of a president who gave America some of its proudest moments and its greatest moral conundrum.