This book was great. Harry Truman shortly after leaving the White House decides he wants to drive from Missouri to Washington - Road Trip!! He does it without any Secret Service - there was none given to presidents until after he was out of office and without press following him. Just him and Bess. The author makes the same trip years later and tries to make the same stops that the Trumans made and he talks to some of the people that they stayed with. The book gives you an idea of what Harry Truman was really like and also tells about some of the changes that were made after he left office - examples: pension (there was none and the Trumans were almost broke because he didn't want to do anything which would degrade the office of the President) and the Secret Service.
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