When reporters crowded in for his press conference last week, President Truman looked somewhat tired. But he was not too tired to live up to a promise made shortly after he took office: that he would hold a news conference only when he had news to impart. In 14 fast & furious minutes, the President:
¶ Announced that the long-heralded Big Three meeting would definitely take place within 40 days. Place: unannounced. Most dramatic possibility: Berlin.
¶ Made three top appointments: General Omar N. Bradley to head the Veterans Administration (see above); 38-year-old...