Harry Truman actually didn't have a middle name. His parents didn't give him
one.  When he went into politics, he decided his name without the middle
initial just didn't 'ring' and so he added 'S' but he never spelled his name
"Harry S. Truman", with a period. He spelled it "Harry S Truman", with no
period.

Have I out Wirted Wirt?


Date:    Tue, 19 Oct 1999 22:59:04 EDT
From:    Wirt Atmar <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Timezone trivia

Denys writes:

> I can't believe I defended the USPS, after they misspelled  Harry
>  Truman's name on the 20 cent stamp.  They are showing it as "Harry S.
Truman".
>  Unbelievable!  I even wrote to the post office to point out their error.
> They just said thank you.

It's clear that I am getting very dense, but I'll be damned (Harry S.
Truman-speak) if I can see what's wrong with the spelling of "Harry S.
Truman." It's the same way he spelled it (see, e.g.,
http://www.sandia.gov/Truman.htm), and by God, if anyone should know how to
spell his own name, it's Harry!

Wirt Atmar

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