by Ray Hill | Jan 31, 2016 | Hill, Ray Hill's Archives, Stories In This Week's Focus:
By Ray Hill “If you trust the people, they will trust you.” Arthur Capper Before there was Bob Dole, there was Arthur Capper. Capper was the most successful politician in Kansas for decades. Of the many campaigns he waged, he lost only one. He served two terms as...
by Ray Hill | Jan 10, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Tennessee, like the rest of the country, was suffering terribly from the effects of the Great Depression. Despite the general impression the 1920s had been a decade of plenty and prosperity, that was not entirely true in the South. Tennessee was...
by Ray Hill | Jan 3, 2016 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Only three men served less time in office as Vice President of the United States than Harry S. Truman. John Tyler succeeded to the presidency after thirty-one days when William Henry Harrison caught cold, which turned into pneumonia. Andrew Johnson had...
by Ray Hill | Dec 27, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill Harry Truman’s miraculous campaign for president in 1948 has become part of American political lore. Just about every American who can see has seen the famous picture of a beaming Truman holding up a copy of the Chicago Tribune with the headline blaring...
by Ray Hill | Dec 20, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill I tried hard to think of a special story for readers for Christmas. For this most special time of the year it finally occurred to me that I would share a very interesting story of Judy, an English Pointer. For those of you who enjoy history and love...
by Ray Hill | Dec 13, 2015 | Archives, Columnist, Hill, Ray Hill's Archives
By Ray Hill When 1934 began, Harry S. Truman had been a deeply disappointed man. He faced political oblivion. By all accounts, Truman had been one of the very few honest public servants in Jackson County, Missouri. On occasion, he had been able to buck Boss Tom...
