| Description |
447 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-430) and index. |
| Summary |
"Months before Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt knew that the United States was on the verge of entering another world war for which it was dangerously ill-prepared. The urgent times demanded a transformation of the economy, with the government bankrolling the unfathomably expensive task of enlisting millions of citizens while also producing the equipment necessary to successfully fight--all of which opened up opportunities for graft, fraud and corruption. In The Watchdog, Steve Drummond draws the reader into the fast-paced story of how Harry Truman, still a newcomer to Washington politics, cobbled together a bipartisan team of men and women that took on powerful corporate entities and the Pentagon, placing Truman in the national spotlight and paving his path to the White House." -- inside front jacket flap. |
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Drawing on records of the Truman Committee as well as other materials, an award-winning senior editor and executive producer at NPR recounts how Harry Truman cobbled together a bipartisan team of men and women that took on powerful corporate entities and the Pentagon to fight wartime corruption, paving his path to the White House. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
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United States. Congress. Senate. Special Committee Investigating the National Defense Program.
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945.
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Political corruption -- History -- 20th century.
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| ISBN |
9781335449504 (hardcover) |
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1335449507 (hardcover) |
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