American writer and grandson of Harry S. Truman
Clifton Truman Daniel
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June 5, 1957
(age 66)
Manhattan
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Clifton Truman Daniel
(born June 5, 1957) is an American writer and public relations executive who is the oldest grandson of former
United States
President
Harry S. Truman
and First Lady
Bess Truman
.
[1]
He is a son of the late
E. Clifton Daniel Jr.
, former
managing editor
of
The New York Times
, and best-selling mystery writer
Margaret Truman
.
Life
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Daniel was born on 5 June 1957 at
Doctors Hospital
in
Manhattan
,
New York City
,
[2]
[3]
the eldest son of
Clifton Daniel
and
Margaret Truman
. He has three brothers,
[4]
and is Director of Public Relations for
Truman College
, one of the seven
City Colleges of Chicago
. Prior to that, he worked as a feature writer and editor for the
Morning Star
and
Sunday Star-News
a
New York Times
paper
[5]
in
Wilmington, North Carolina
.
Daniel is the honorary chairman of the board of trustees of the
Harry S. Truman Library
Institute,
[6]
the member-supported, nonprofit partner of the
Harry S. Truman Library and Museum
in Independence, Missouri. He is a frequent speaker and fundraiser.
Daniel visited
Hiroshima
and
Nagasaki
in 2012, the sites where his grandfather had ordered the only
use of atomic bombs
for warfare in history. He has frequently been asked to comment on that 1945 decision to use nuclear weapons.
[7]
[8]
[9]
[10]
He appeared in 2016 on
Race for the White House
as a commentator for his grandfather's experiences during both his first term and the
1948 United States presidential election
.
[
citation needed
]
Since 2017, he has acted the role of his grandfather in performances of the 1975 play
Give 'em Hell, Harry!
.
[11]
[12]
Daniel attended
Milton Academy
and the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
. He married Polly Bennett in 1986, on the 67th wedding anniversary of his grandparents.
[13]
[14]
His first book,
Growing up with my Grandfather
, was published in 1995. In addition to including his memories of his grandparents, it frankly discusses his descent into drug and alcohol abuse, and return to sobriety.
[15]
[16]
Works
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Daniel is the author of two books:
References
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Roberts, Roxanne (28 December 2021).
When Harry Truman is your grandpa: The complicated lives of presidential descendants
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Kansas City Star
(
Washington Post
article reprint)
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Cohan, William D. (July 9, 2019).
Four Friends: Promising Lives Cut Short
. Flatiron Books.
ISBN
978-1-250-07053-1
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(10 June 1957).
Former President's Grandson, Clifton Truman Daniel, Makes His Debut
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The New York Times
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(30 January 2008).
Margaret Truman Daniel: 1924-2008
,
Chicago Tribune
(" In addition to Clifton Truman Daniel, Mrs. Daniel is survived by two other sons, Harrison Gates Daniel and Thomas Gates Daniel, and five grandchildren. Her son William Wallace died in 2000.")
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"A Week of Ghosts: Japan's Annual Grieving"
.
The New York Times
. Archived from
the original
on December 11, 2015
. Retrieved
August 9,
2015
.
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"Board of Directors"
.
Truman Library Institute
. Retrieved
October 2,
2018
.
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"Clifton Truman Daniel: Hiroshima and Nagasaki | Artsfest 2015"
. butlerartsfest.com. Archived from
the original
on April 2, 2015
. Retrieved
August 9,
2015
.
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Smith, David (4 August 2020).
'He felt he had to do it': Truman's grandson on bombing Hiroshima
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The Guardian
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(4 August 2012).
Truman grandson visiting Hiroshima, Nagasaki to mark 67th anniversary
,
Denver Post
(
Associated Press
story)
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Coorsh, Karolyn (27 May 2016).
Truman expressed regret over loss of life after atomic bombings: Grandson
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CTV News
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Heuer, Alex (9 November 2021).
For Clifton Daniel, playing Truman in 'Give 'em Hell, Harry!' is all in the family
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St. Louis Public Radio
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Staton, John (7 October 2017).
Wild about Harry
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Star-News
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(29 June 1986).
Polly Bennett Is the Bride Of Clifton Truman Daniel
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The New York Times
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Conconi, Chuck (30 June 1986).
Personalities
,
The Washington Post
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Brozan, Nadine (23 May 1995).
Chronicle
,
The New York Times
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(15 April 1995).
Growing Up With My Grandfather (review)
,
Kirkus Reviews
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