[Upon taking the presidential office after Roosevelt's unexpected death] Harry S. Truman: I don't know if any of you have had a bale of hay fall on you. Well, I feel like the sun, the stars and all the planets just fell on me. Don't expect too much of me.
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Boss Tom Prendergast: I've got a job for you. Harry S. Truman: Well, that's mighty nice of you. What's the job, dog-catcher? Boss Tom Prendergast: How would you like to run for Congress? Harry S. Truman: Well, Jesus Christ and General Jackson. The answer's yes.
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Harry S. Truman: When the press quit crucifying me, I'll know I've been in this business too long.
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[Talking about his wife] Harry S. Truman: Say hello to the boss. [Talking about his daughter] Harry S. Truman: And the boss's boss.
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Harry S. Truman: I don't give 'em hell, I just tell the truth and they think it's hell.
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Bess Truman: I think like Harry - if you want a friend in Washington, get a dog!
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Harry, the President is dead. Harry S. Truman: Mrs. Roosevelt, is there anything I can do for you? Eleanor Roosevelt: Oh! Is there anything *we* can do for *you*? You are the one in trouble now.
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Bess Truman: [the Trumans have just moved into the White House] After all this time - our first, Harry. Our own house.
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Eddie Jacobsen: [to Truman, at the signing of the document recognizing the state of Israel] God put you in your mother's womb, for this moment.
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Harry S. Truman: [Truman refuses to leak an FBI file containing dirt on his political nemesis Joseph McCarthy] What the hell kind of word is "deniability"? [pause] Harry S. Truman: I'm just the man holding this office. If I dirty it, the dirt doesn't leave with me when I go, it stays here to rub off on whoever comes after me from now on.
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Bess Truman: [the Trumans have just moved into the White House] It's gonna take a lot of Bon Ami to make this place livable.
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Margaret Truman: [Margaret sees a rat scurry across the White House floor] Oh my God, it's a Republican!
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