{"id":2499,"date":"2012-09-21T11:54:04","date_gmt":"2012-09-21T11:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/?p=2499"},"modified":"2015-01-08T13:46:09","modified_gmt":"2015-01-08T18:46:09","slug":"nov-5-1960-harry-s-truman-greeted-by-crowds-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/09\/21\/nov-5-1960-harry-s-truman-greeted-by-crowds-in\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry S. Truman greeted by crowds in Pittsburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

Nov. 5, 1960:<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0The accompanying story for this photograph in The Pittsburgh Press described Truman\u2019s visit to Pittsburgh: \u201cPrivate citizen Harry S. Truman still likes to give \u2018em hell. The affable 33rd President of the United States roared forth here to the delight of thousands who jam-packed North Side\u2019s Carnegie\u2019s Hall last night, overflowed into the aisles and corridors and spilled out into the streets.\u201d<\/p>\n

Truman energized the crowd in support of Democrat John F. Kennedy running in the presidential race that year against Republican Richard M. Nixon. Mr. Truman lambasted the GOP and the Republican candidate in Pittsburgh: \u201cThe Republican Party today believes in government by the more fortunate few and for the most fortunate few.\u201d<\/p>\n

“Mr. Truman, however, was specific not to openly criticize Mr. Eisenhower, who was speaking at the same time across the Allegheny River for a man named Nixon,” according to The Pittsburgh Press.<\/p>\n

On Nov. 8, \u00a0John F. Kennedy won the election\u00a0with a lead of 112,827 votes, or 0.16 percent of the popular vote.<\/p>\n

(Pittsburgh Press photo)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cPrivate citizen Harry S. Truman still likes to give \u2018em hell…”<\/p>\n

Look at the picturesHarry S. Truman greeted by crowds in Pittsburgh<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[948],"tags":[962,980,988,1037,1244],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/tumblr_ma9h020DlL1rr5swxo1_1280.jpg?fit=1280%2C955&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2577,"url":"https:\/\/newsinteractive.post-gazette.com\/thedigs\/2012\/08\/31\/oct-18-1948-henry-a-wallace-who-had-been-vice\/","url_meta":{"origin":2499,"position":0},"title":"Henry A. 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