No Bombshells Apparent in Bess Truman's Family Papers
Sorry, none today.Link to New York Times online story, which uses a more straightforward headline, perhaps written after the disappointment of no juicy discoveries set in.
Had it been otherwise -- the potential for bombs bursting in air -- we'd have seen a page 1, above-the-fold screamer.
And here's another example of how times have changed.
Mrs. Truman was also reluctant for her husband to become vice president because she feared that the news media would delve into her father’s suicide. But the suicide did not become public. (My emphasis.)
Can you imagine such restraint being demonstrated today?
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