James Currie

James Currie (Grad ’69, ’75) published his fifth book, Missouri Mule: How Harry Truman’s Stubbornness and Determination Helped Win World War II and Led Him to the Presidency, with Academica Press. It is primarily the story of how Harry Truman went from being in Franklin Roosevelt’s political doghouse to being Roosevelt’s running mate in 1944. Secondarily, it exposes the actions of some of our country’s largest corporations, notably US Steel and Standard Oil of New Jersey, who placed shareholder profits ahead of furnishing appropriate and contracted-for materiel that was used in the World War II fight against Germany and Japan.