Why people recommend it
Truman by David McCullough is a comprehensive historical biography examining the life, political career, and presidency of Harry S. Truman. On an episode of The Ezra Klein Show, Ari Shavit enthusiastically recommended the biography as his final book recommendation, highlighting Truman as a dear and surprising unlikely hero who shaped the postwar global order. On The Daily Stoic, Ryan Holiday briefly brought up the biography while discussing leadership and charisma. Furthermore, Sam Tanenhaus referenced David McCullough's work on The Book Review, explaining that while he was previously writing his own biography of Whittaker Chambers, he used to alternate his reading schedule by diving into McCullough's Truman alongside other historical volumes.
Who recommended it
- Ryan Holiday Discussed
- Sam Tanenhaus Discussed
- Ari Shavit Recommended
Ryan Holiday — 1 mention
“Have you read much about Truman? Um, I read his memoir or his autobiography. Biography. Makulla. The makulla.”
Sam Tanenhaus — 1 mention
“when I was uh working on Whitaker Chambers which was my uh biography I wrote many years ago last now I would alternate reading elman's wild with David McCulla Truman”
Ari Shavit — 1 mention
“and my third one is Truman Truman is so dear to my heart because first of all he was like the unlikely hero the surprising hero”