Grandview Farm Boy Move back to the family farm 1 st taste of leadership running farm Farming and Oil prospects Bess

President Woodrow Wilson Democrat War to End All Wars Make the world safe for DEMOCRACY Awoke Trumans Patriotism Mo Natl Guard

SACRIFICES Mom & sister have to run farm – patriotic to farm and feed troops 33 years old Oil prospects BESS – FIANCE

Battery D 129 th Field Artillery Camp Doniphan, Ft. Sill, Oklahoma Canteen –Eddie Jacobson – (Jewish) –Lt. James M. Pendergast Political ties to Pendergast Machine post war

Off to War France w/ 6 pairs of glasses Captain 2 nd Battalion "Its rather funny for an old rube to be handing knowledge to the Harvard and Yale boys… (HST to Bess) Batter D –Historically rowdy –96% Catholic

Battles French 75 Vosges Mts. –Discipline of troops Meuse-Argonne Offensive Best maintained guns of whole Brigade. Commanding Gen. of 35 th HST – gave credit to Gun sections

HOME Zero Casualties he could take the battalion to hell and back without losing anyone. (a Sergeant of the 35 th). May 6, 1919 – discharge June 28, 1919 – married Bess Wallace

Significance of WW I on HST Development of a Leadership style Crossing of the cultural divides of: Catholic & Protestant (and) Christians & Jews Development of Confidence that he could lead men Off the farm forever. –My whole political career is based upon my war service and associations from the war. HST

MOST IMPORTANT War is not a romantic adventure, it is hell and should be avoided. –Atomic Bomb Decision – to end WW II –Join UN – to maintain World Peace –Korean Conflict – to stop the expansion of Communism and to avoid a more powerful and aggressive communist foe. –Firing of MacArthur – to not provoke a war with China