Ted Anthony on Ex-Presidents
February 24, 2009 at 8:04 am Tina Hay Leave a comment
The AP’s Ted Anthony, Penn State class of 1995, went to Independence, Mo., and came back with this story about Harry Truman—and about what life is like for ex-presidents generally.
“What do Americans do with those who have led when they return to walk among us?” Anthony asks. “Are they a council of elders who dispense wise advice? … Or are they old men who retreat into secure homes, guarding dusty memories of big deeds? Truth is, we’re not sure.”
All that eloquence is nice, but better yet is the nugget that Truman, after leaving the presidency, mowed his own lawn.
Tina Hay, editor
Entry filed under: College of the Liberal Arts, Penn State alumni. Tags: Harry Truman, Ted Anthony.
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