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Sorry, I confused Truman with Eisenhower. Still, I have a feeling I can find similar views even from him:

> In 1953, he considered using nuclear weapons to end the Korean War, and may have threatened China with nuclear attack if an armistice was not reached quickly.

> He supported regime-changing military coups in Iran and Guatemala orchestrated by his own administration

> He approved the Bay of Pigs invasion, which was left to John F. Kennedy to carry out.



The biography was interesting. Other big misses were essentially keeping in place the health care system we have today, and not being much of a leader on civil rights issues.




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