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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC Jul 26

    Truman signs National Security Act, today 1947, intended to ensure that US national security policy is created rationally and after full consultation of all relevant government departments—also created National Security Council, CIA and what is now Department of Defense:pic.twitter.com/XjyTZJIVTM

    12:38 PM - 26 Jul 2018
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      1. Greg Wagner‏ @TheGregWagner Jul 26
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Creating CIA without clear parameters and limitations. Enormous mistake, which Truman later realized. And one for which we've paid a horrific price.

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      1. mountain girl‏ @hayes1942 Jul 26
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        Totally underrated president. Next to Lincoln...my favorite. He did so much good, including desegregating the military. #HarryTruman

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      1. NaomiH_nothing‏ @NaomiH_nothing Jul 26
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        NaomiH_nothing Retweeted NaomiH_nothing

        While Truman's words, below, comparing the CIA to you know who are apparently urban legend, I suspect it is no coincidence that such regret/admitting a mistake is attributed to Truman and not to the current President of the US of A. or FDR.https://twitter.com/NaomiH_nothing/status/958484665379311619 …

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        NaomiH_nothing @NaomiH_nothing
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        Place Truman's words by the flag in every school?! Modeling/setting example, admitting mistake! Proving his words about the buck's wherabouts were not empty? Kids smell empty words from miles aways. (Who/what is a leader? While #KidsSpotDoAsISay ,#KidsSpotAndRespectGenuineness. ) pic.twitter.com/bDy930Hj9Z
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      1. Timothy Breen‏ @metalmancave Jul 26
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        Executive Order 9981 ending racial segregation in The US Military s wellin 1948.pic.twitter.com/88MQsjLKS3

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      1. Marcia Dresner‏ @mrnnd Jul 26
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        The key word here is rationally!

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      1. Roger Cabrini 🍕‏ @RogerCab Jul 26
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        Your subtweets:pic.twitter.com/Qwc9WKSP82

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      1. maxine sykes‏ @MaxineSykes Jul 29
        Replying to @BeschlossDC @janatTyMetrix

        Truman had an IQ that exceeded 100, Trump IQ is below 100 and that is what makes Trump a stable genius

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      1. virgil merchant‏ @virgil_merchant Jul 28
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        Why post this it just makes YOU/ YOUR SIDE look like dumbassees,, YOU screwed this up for the last 12 years> Confused. are you giving up now? GOOD you should,!pic.twitter.com/cagenBKh2I

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      1. JEREMY RYAN MCGLOTHLIN‏ @mcglothlin_ryan Jul 27
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Cooper Electric in Roanoke Va for Barton Malow is fabricating my mind for money Larry, Joe , and Marty and Troy all worked there in Dec 2017. They have many accounts.

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      1. Ken Unger‏ @LungMD01 Jul 27
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        What a concept! “That US national security policy [be] created rationally and after full consultation”

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      1. Debi  🍷 🐾 🇺🇸 🏈 🏀‏ @Babygirlxx8 Jul 26
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        All white men.😐 Not much has changed. Iv looked at Trump signing . Mostly..All older white men.

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      1. myrtlemay lee‏ @nomorelyz Jul 26
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I wish I was there. 🙄

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      1. charly prevost  🇨🇦‏ @himat Jul 26
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Reading Wild Bill Donavan’s biography right now. What a character, what a story.

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      1. James A. Calnan‏ @JamesACalnan Jul 26
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        Truman created it, now General-Secretary Trump works to destroy it.

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      1. Hey there‏ @watchincrows Jul 26
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        Clearly a suboptimal outcome from what was initially intended.

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      1. ProudMary‏ @ProudMary4 Jul 26
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        So why is Trump getting away with his off the cuff actions towards National Security? Can we do something about this?

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      1. Mili Boreham - Resistance is Key!‏ @BorehamSearch Jul 26
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        Is it possible to provide History Lessons to Trump? Visuals of course as reading is not in his skill set.

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      1. PSB  🇺🇸 🇺🇸 Support Mueller 🇺🇸‏ @pbranch14 Jul 26
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        This shows why studying history (which involves READING) is necessary to be an informed citizenry. Unfortunately, Trump and his base does neither. #TheResistance

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      1. Dermot McEvoy‏ @FenianLaugh Jul 26
        Replying to @BeschlossDC

        I think that's stuart symington, future senator from missouri, maybe one of the secretaries of the armed forces, on the extreme right. "Handsome Stu," they called him. Good man. Of course, this was before Missouri went right-wing crazy.

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