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Out On A Limb?Ask five economists a question and, it is said, you will receive six different answers. Unsurprisingly, Harry Truman, like every president, often had difficulty extracting useful information from his economic advisors. "All my economists say, 'on the one hand... and on the other hand...'" Truman once cried. "Someone give me a one-handed economist!"
Truman, Harry S (1884-1972) American politician, 33rd president of the United States (1945-53) [noted for his order to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end World War II with Japan, for his "Truman Doctrine" (sending military and economic aid to states threatened with interference from enemy powers), for his Marshall Plan (1948) to assist Europe's postwar recovery, for his role in the formation of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), and for his Fair Deal domestic programs to improve old-age benefits and slum clearance]
[Sources: Paul Boller, Presidential Anecdotes]More Harry Truman anecdotesRelated Anecdote Keywords:
Hands Economics Contradictions Bad Advice Advisors Indecisiveness Annoyance
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