In these final months of his White House residence, Harry Truman seems to be in continual conflict with himself, like a retiring sea captain looking forward to peaceful days on land, yet reluctant to part with his command. Last week, as he passed his 68th birthday, the inner conflict showed itself in a series of contradictory statements and a mercurial change of mood.
As so many of his days are now, the President's birthday, May 8, was quiet and routine. It started in the enlarged and refurnished glass solarium atop the White House, where the President had a leisurely breakfast...
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