National Affairs: Another Truman Letter

After dedicating a new campus at Wake Forest College in Winston-Salem, N.C. last fall, President Truman got a fan letter from a Wake Forest alumnus. "Men like you," ran the President's pleased and prompt reply, ". . . make it possible to carry on in this job."

Last week a radio commentator announced the name of the Wake Forest alumnus: T. Lamar Caudle, former Assistant Attorney General, fired for questionable extracurricular activities just 28 days after receiving Harry's heady compliments.

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