Will Truman Ever Be Seen In Coin Collections?
It is no surprise that during the twentieth century the only presidents to be in coin collections served during the period from WWII to the beginning of the Civil Rights movement, the beginning of the American Golden Age. For the past few weeks, we’ve discussed these presidents, who are usually considered to be some of the best: FDR, Eisenhower and JFK. Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson are also highly ranked presidents, but perhaps the most highly ranked, and unappreciated is Harry S. Truman.
Of all the top ten best presidents, it seems least likely that Truman’s face would show up in a coin holder one day. Why?
Truman was an underdog. He relied heavily on his cabinet, which had much corruption by the end of his second term, and caused him to leave the White House as one of the least popular presidents in history.
He ended the war with Japan by dropping the world’s first A-bomb, founded NATO, enforced the Truman Doctrine to contain communism, and began the Korean War. Perhaps much of his controversial nature comes from the beginnings of the Cold War, which cannot be placed directly on him.
His standing has only increased over time, so that who knows, perhaps in a hundred years Truman will seem an even better president than he does today, and Americans of the future will see him in their coin collections.
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Posted on: Monday, September 26th, 2011 at 4:08 pm
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