59. Truman's Internationalised Waterways
Jack P Taylor's Political and Historical Curiosities
English - March 22, 2018 08:08 - 17 minutes - 10.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHistory Government international president history nuclear politics primeminister relations unitednations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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A lot of wonderful things can be said about Truman, particularly his attitude to the office of the President.
We can not say wonderful things about Truman's idea to internationalise the waterways of Europe.
It was a silly idea and one given far too much attention by Truman.
In this episode I give what detail is available on the idea, discuss how and why Truman pushed the policy, and showcase it's obvious flaws.