All 15 Uses of
Harry S. Truman
in
The Pigman
- This is Miss Truman of the Howard Avenue Charities.†
Chpt 4
- Miss Truman.†
Chpt 4
- Well, Miss Truman, did you ever hear that one, the one about what the best get-well cards you can get are?†
Chpt 4
- Yes, Miss Truman, the best get-well cards to get are four aces!†
Chpt 4
- Do you get it, Miss Truman?†
Chpt 4
- Miss Truman, are you still there?†
Chpt 4
- " I must have sounded uncomfortable because he said, "I'm sorry if I'm taking up too much of your time, Miss Truman.†
Chpt 4
- I'll be glad to send you ten dollars, Miss Truman.†
Chpt 4
- This is Miss Truman, and I am Mr. Wander-meyer.†
Chpt 5
- That'll be just fine, don't you think, Miss Truman?†
Chpt 5
- You give me one, Miss Truman, and then you give me one, Mr.—?†
Chpt 5
- Like when Miss Truman said girl, I made a mental picture, and then when you said couch, all I had to do was make a mental picture of a couch and attach it to the girl.†
Chpt 5
- "Mr. Pignati," I said with an air of impatience, "Miss Truman and I have many other stops to make today.†
Chpt 5 *
- "Miss Truman and I are going to get on the touring car," John finally announced.†
Chpt 6
- Do you think you'd like to go to the zoo with me tomorrow, Mr. Wandermeyer and Miss Truman.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(1)
(Harry S. Truman) 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan, instituted the Truman Doctrine to contain communism (1884-1972)
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, Truman can refer to anyone with that name.