The Political Making of a Populist

E. Canterbery ()

Chapter 3 in Harry S Truman:The Economics of a Populist President, 2014, pp 35-45 from World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.

Abstract: We have arrived at the edge of Harry S. Truman, politician. But he was no ordinary politician. Already, we have inferred how populism was in the background. In the Introduction, we briefly defined what we mean by Progressive Populism. There nonetheless is a gap to be filled. We need to understand the history of “populism” to be sure that our definition is suitable. Thus, we will momentarily detour from the story of Harry the politician, to say more about what we mean by “populism.” Still, it helps to know what we have already discovered: Truman grew up during the heyday of American populism…

Keywords: Harry S Truman; Bessie Wallace (Mrs Truman); the Whistle-Stop Campaign; President's Council of Econmics Advisers (CEA); Employment Act of 1946; Progressive populist; Progressivism; McCarthyism; War and peace; Democrats; Republicans; Keynesian economics; Communism; Iron Curtain; Stalin; New Deal; Truman Doctrine; Marshall Plan; Korean Warl Cold War; George C Marshall; Dwight D Eisenhower; Gerhard Colm; World War One; World War Two; Great Depression; Roaring Twenties (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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