Near the middle of the twentieth century, before the evolution of the presidential monarchy, there was a president who took daily morning walks in his business suit along the streets of Washington, D.C. Following reporters would often jog along just to stay up with his brisk pace. His terms in office, much like his walks, were marked by a fast, self-assured series of efforts to serve the American people. On his desk a plaque declared his status, “The Buck Stops Here”. He was Harry S. Truman.
Truman was born in 1884 and was raised on a farm. He began wearing glasses at the age of eight. To prot...