Give 'em Hell, Harry!

Harry S Truman: I never saw myself as president, I was just in the right place at the wrong time. Lots of folks in this country could do a better job than me but it became mine to do. And as long as you put me here you're gonna get the very best I've got. I've always thought of myself as a very ordinary man. I have no special personal endowments at all, but I don't waste my time worrying about what I don't have, I just try to do the best with what I do have. And I certainly don't waste time trying to figure out how to say something or even do it. I think the important thing is to get it said and done. And I certainly don't waste time comparing myself to other men like Mr. Churchill and Mr. Roosevelt. There's no need to do that, every man on this Earth does things a little differently. In fact, I'll give you an example of what I mean by that. Now, I'm sure you've all heard of the all-time great American snob, the Lady Astor. She was a transplanted Virginian and she acquires such a strong British accent that even the British couldn't understand her. Let alone stand her. But I had not run to the lady, I stood there at some function. I think it was down in Williamsburg, Virginia and she made some rather unkind remarks about my Missouri accent. Well, I cut her short by saying: "At least, my accent was natural". But Mr. Churchill, the point of my story, Mr. Churchill does things just a little differently now. He ran into the lady in some party in London, the kind of party Winston truly enjoys and he derives much of his joy from imbibing rather large ammounts of brandy. Well, he was seated next to lady Astor and she ought to give the Prime Minister a little lecture and she said: "Mr. Prime Minister, I think you are quite drunk!". Well, Winston looked at her and said: "You're quite right my lady, I am quite drunk but you're quite ugly and tomorrow morning I'll be undisputedly sober. Harry S Truman: Well, you see what I mean, don't you?