truman said she'd been shot. exactly.nd so after a 10 month investigation, the orem pd and the da's office arrested conrad truman and charged him with his wife's murder. autumn wagner: my mom called me. and i fell to the ground crying and so happy that he was finally behind bars. janet wagner: going into trial, what did you think? i thought we had a strong circumstantial case. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): at trial, the prosecution argued domestic violence ending in homicide. the defense-- self-inflicted gunshot wound. the jury sided with the state. conrad truman was convicted of heidy's murder. it was like finally got him. finally got him. janet wagner: and as far as you knew that was it. that was it. did you think that was it? i did. josh mankiewicz (voiceover): but if you think that was it, well, then you haven't been watching enough "dateline." andrea canning (voiceover): coming up, heidy's heartbreak-- sandy sanchez: she did not know her dad. and she had always wanted that. that really bothered her. andrea canning (vo

you, harry s truman, do solemnly swear -- >> i, harry s truman, do solemnly swear -- >> to faithfullyte the office of president of the united states. >> that i will faithfully execute the office of the president of the united states. >> and to the best of your ability -- >> as well to the best of my ability -- >> to serve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. >> so help you god. >> so help me god. [applause] >> to the nation and the world, a solemn resolute president declared -- >> this your vice president -- mr. vice president, mr. chief justice, fellow citizens, i accept with humility the honor which the american people have conferred upon me. i accept it with a resolve to do all that i can for the welfare of this nation and for the peace of the world. the american people stand firm in the faith of which has inspired this nation from the beginning. we believe that all men have a right to equal justice under law and equal opportunity to share in the common good. we believe that all men have a

were harry truman and solemnly swear. i, harry truman, do solemnly swear. you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. but i will faithfully the office of president of the united states and will to the best of your ability, will. to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. all help you, god. so help me god. nation and the world. a solemn president declared that the vice president, mr. chief justice and senator. i accept with humility, the honor which the people have conferred upon me. i accept that with a resolve to do all that i can for the welfare of this nation and, for the peace of the world. american people stand firm in the faith which has inspired this nation from the beginning. we believe that all men have a right to, equal justice under the law and equal opportunity in the common good. we believe that all have a right to freedom of thought and expression. we believe that all men are created equal because

were harry truman and solemnly swear. i, harry truman, do solemnly swear. you will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. but i will faithfully the office of president of the united states and will to the best of your ability, will. to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the united states. preserve protect and defend the constitution of the united states. all help you, god. so help me god. nation and the world. a solemn president declared that the vice president, mr. chief justice and senator. i accept with humility, the honor which the people have conferred upon me. i accept that with a resolve to do all that i can for the welfare of this nation and, for the peace of the world. american people stand firm in the faith which has inspired this nation from the beginning. we believe that all men have a right to, equal justice under the law and equal opportunity in the common good. we believe that all have a right to freedom of thought and expression. we believe that all men are created equal because

when bess truman came in to see the white house on tour, before truman was going to take over, after fdr had died, she was appalled. louise on the wall where the pictures had been, the carpet seemed threadbare and she just couldn't imagine living in that gloomy place. truman moved in. the roosevelt's moved 13 van loads of furniture and objects and memorabilia out. they were very great accumulators. the place looked like an old hotel people had moved out of and had big cracks in the wall. you should see the pictures. it began to creak a lot and it began to worry. people in the east room, the ceiling, sag and plaster begins to fall. the wooden is rotting and is deemed a fire hazard. it is obvious that drastic changes needed everywhere in the white house. but the first alteration truman makes is to add an amenity to the family quarters, enhancing private life here at the white house. as you look at film of the white house shot by president truman, the south portico is missing. one key feature that you see today, something controversial during its time but cherished by all first families

the truman's loved it. everybody in the world enjoyed it. >> it's a magnificent place to spend time. our family uses that balcony often, it seems to be no matter what the weather is and you know the weather can get pretty oppressive here in the summer, it just seems like there's always a beautiful cool breeze flowing through that balcony that makes it just a joy to set out especially if you watch the sun go down and the lights on the monuments start to,. it's breathtaking. >> utilized by all first family's since its completion in 1948 president truman is criticized for changing the architectural look of the white house. >> it's a metaphor. so much goes on in this town. something new, something that hasn't been done before, something that will desecrate an national treasure. it was very characteristic of harry truman. he saw the comfort, the relaxation the balcony would provide and every one of his te successors has been grateful to harry truman for making it a little more livable. >> i didn't understand wha

and and truman capote. i helped to bring these two together, popular fiction and literature into a new genre called true crime, or the nonfiction novel. so to get us to try to understand this, i would i want us to look at a that truman capote gives to george plimpton. and it was published in the new york. in january 16th,. 1966. and it quote the story behind a nonfiction novel. and here capote, he describes this idea of a nonfiction novel and this idea would be a first of its kind in the world of literature. so. you could the question being asked by george plimpton, and then we have the answer given by truman capote side, like to ask if somebody would be able to read what capote says. okay. okay, great. thank you. during the last year, i've learned a goodaboucrime and, the origins of the homicide ity ill isaym's knowledge, and i don't pretend to anything deeper. tivang factor in my choice of material that is ng twrite accnt of an actual murder case was altogether literary. the de wasased on a eory have harb

truman argued that a strike would really harm national security, that it would undermine the korean war effort. and, therefore using his powers he said as commander-in-chief, he could order that the steelworkers effectively became federal employees and unable to strike. this obviously went to the court, and the supreme court famously ruled that no, indeed, president truman had overstepped his powers, this was not something that he could do. and, therefore steel mills returned to private ownership and labor negotiations proceeded on that basis. so, you could have some pretty high-stakes, high drama confrontations over executive orders, or they could just be administrative housekeeping. it varies quite a lot. host: we have callers waiting to ask you questions. we will start with fred in pennsylvania, line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning. what i would like to say that if a president uses executive orders to legislate his entire presidency, as donald trump did his first presidency and intends to do in his second, he will bypass the house and senate. now, if the senate and

it also made senator truman a national figure. truman committee's investigations ranged far and wide sometimes even including household goods like this umbrella that you see in the case. the tag on the umbrella there marked by the committee said it was an illustration of waste and material and manpower because of its shoddy construction and didn't last very long. in war time, even a regular consumer goods were considered to be critical war time commodities. the truman committee also requested tips from the american public which he received many of. there are many, many letters that he received where individual americans were pointing out things they had witnessed of waste, fraud, or abuse. we have one letter here from somebody, from a citizen to truman thanking him for his actions churching the fraud. he was many who wrote in to express either tips or their support. the conclusion of this investigation after saving billions of dollars of taxpayer money, the senate decided that the truman committee had been so effective at saving m

margaret truman, president and mrs. truman's daughter, was playing her piano up on the residence floor, and the leg of that piano went through the floor into the ceiling below. so president truman knew that it was his responsibility to care for this wonderful house into the future. the timbers were still wooden. it was still the infrastructure from the house had been rebuilt after the british fire. so the truman's moved across the street to blair house. the president's guest house for four years, and the entire interior of the white house was dismantled down to the subbasem you could stand in the north door, look down three levels to dirt. they rebuilt it with steel infrastructure to modernize it. very careful, detailed notes had been taken as to where everything was. it was completely rebuilt with all of the rooms virtually exactly as they were. and that was an amazing gift of president truman to all the presidencies that would follow. pretty sacrificial to give up four years of living in the white house as president o

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truman was my favorite because of that. say the most successful president in my memory was lyndon johnson. who had his great society program. the civil-rights act, only one part of it. with medicaid and medicare, and a massive program for the war against poverty. i was governor when he put into effect the elementary school act. i went up and testified in favor of that act as a governor. all those things transformed the life of america. he was courageous enough to control budget deficits even when faced with terrible threats to the budget. during the vietnam war. he imposed taxes and other things to make it possible. he has been the most successful president. >> this question is from one of our students. how can young people be a positive force in the political process today? pres. carter: i will say some things that some of you may not like. i would like for the young people in coming generations to strive for transcendence in political affairs. for superlative accomplishments. not just in your own profession but in the pol

>> the truman administration vigorously defended itself in terms of both continuing to require members of the administration, boys in the u.s. government answered questions about their loyalty and about their activity. the truman administration was not backing off from trying to find communists who might be spying, might be infiltrating our government, but at the same time, they vigorously opposed the kinds of tactics that senator mccarthy was imploring. what senator mccarthy would do would be to basically rely on rumors, and even invented evidence to suggest departments of government were under the sway of communist. one of his chief targets early on was the voice of america, a service that the united states government provided to broadcast news around the world, particularly in countries that were under their control of utilitarian governments. and he claimed that the voice of america had been infiltrated heavily by communist spies. the truman administration would examine and look into these allegations and find that this was not the case and they would say so, but that did not stop

some of the deferred maintenance came onto harry truman's desk.the front of his desk, he had, the buck stops here. if you were in the east room, these bohemian glass chandeliers installed by teddy roosevelt, if you were walking on the upstairs residence floor, those chandeliers were said to sway. one night, margaret truman was playing the piano on the residence floor and the leg of the piano went through the floor into the ceiling below. president truman knew it was his responsibility to care for this wonderful house into the future . the timbers were still in the structure from the house when it was rebuilt after the british buyer and the truman's moved across the street to the blair house for four years and the entire interior of the white house was dismantled down to the subbasement. you could stand in the north door, looked at three levels, they rebuilt it with steel infrastructure to modernize it, very careful detailed notes taken, completely rebuilt with all of the rooms, virtually exactly as they were, and that was an amazing gift of presid

truman was my favorite because of that. say the most successful president in my memory was lyndon johnson. who had his great society program. the civil-rights act, only one part of it. with medicaid and medicare, and a massive program for the war against poverty. i was governor when he put into effect the elementary school act. i went up and testified in favor of that act as a governor. all those things transformed the life of america. he was courageous enough to control budget deficits even when faced with terrible threats to the budget. during the vietnam war. he imposed taxes and other things to make it possible. he has been the most successful president. >> this question is from one of our students. how can young people be a positive force in the political process today? >> i would like for the young people in coming generations to strive for transcendence in political affairs. for superlative accomplishments. not just in your own profession but in the political life of america. i would like for our country to become a

jim townsend during this time, what was the truman administra tions response to these hearings? well, the truman administration vigorously defended itself in terms of both, you know, continuing to. require that its, you know, the members of the administration, members of the, you know, employees in the u.s. government. answer questions about their loyalty and about their activities. so the truman administration was not, you know, backing off from from trying to find communists who might be spying or might be infiltrating the government. but at the same time, they vigorously oppose the kinds of tactics that that senator mccarthy was employing. you know what what senator mccarthy would do would be to basically rely on rumors and even invented evidence to suggest the whole departments of government were under the sway of communists. one of his chief targets early on was the voice of america, which was a service that the united states government provided to broadcast news around the world, particularly in countries that that were under the control of totalitarian governments. and he

truman argued that a strike would harm national security and undermine the korean war effort. and, therefore using his powers he said as commander-in-chief he could order that the steelworkers effectively became federal employees and unable to strike. this went to the court, and the supreme court famously ruled that no, president truman had overstepped his powers and this was not something that he could do. and, therefore steel meals returned to private ownership and labor negotiations proceeded on that basis. you could have some pretty high-stakes, high drama confrontations over executive orders or they could just be administrative housekeeping. it marries a lot. host: we have callers waiting to ask you questions. we will start with fred in pennsylvania, line for democrats. caller: good morning. i would like to say that if a president uses executive orders to legislate his entire presidency as donald trump did his first presidency and intends to do in the second he will bypass the house and senate. the senate and the house are republican and he has a republican supreme court,

people from of the 48 states of the union honor, harry truman and the 40th inauguration since george washington in the field of office as the nation's first president. nearly 160 years ago. in. a colorful moves on inauguration in 1949. expressive of the mood of a nation the country is striving for a peaceful world yet of the military need to make keep that peace in harry truman's own work. it marks the beginning not only of a new administration, but of a period that will be eventful, perhaps decisive for themy frie. before i begin expression of those thoughts that i deem appropriate to this moment, would you me the privilege of uttering a little private prayer my own and i ask you bow your heads, almighty god, as we here at this moment, my associates in my future associates in the executive branch of government join me in beseeching that our make full and complete our dedication to the service of the people in this throng and our fellow citizens everywhere. give us we pray the to discern clearly right wrong and allow all our words and actions to be governed there by and by the laws o