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CONTENTS Highlights

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The “Real” White House Butler Inside the West Wing Hollywood Meets History

Author Wil Haygood talks about writing The Former Secretaries of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Formerly secret documents at the Truman Library Butler, plus we find out what Truman’s butler had and William S. Cohen discuss terrorism, partisan uncover the true story of how the Monuments to say about America’s 33rd president. politics and the need for national discipline. Men rescued Nazi treasure. TrumanLibrary.org TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE 1

MESSAGE FROM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Harry Truman famously said, “It is amazing what you can do if you do not care who gets the credit,” but in our “Annual Donor Issue” of TRU Magazine, we are delighted to give credit where credit is due — to the many friends and donors who helped us achieve our mission in 2013.

Your donations and membership gifts are used to fulfill Harry Truman’s vision for his presi- dential library — that it serve our nation as a classroom for democracy where young people, especially, will gain a deeper understanding of our history, our democracy, and the importance of duty and service.

TRU Impact, the annual review mailed with this magazine, highlights our programmatic achievements in 2013, all grounded in President Truman’s guiding vision. We are especially proud to report that our total reach through all education programs was up 14 percent to 31,700 students and teachers. This includes a noteworthy increase of 27 percent in our core programs –The White House Decision Center and Museum Tours.

These achievements wouldn’t be possible without your support. In fact, the number-one source of support for our educational programs is Wild About Harry, our annual fund-raising dinner. This year’s program will feature Wil Haygood; our exclusive interview with him (page 4) takes Truman said, “It is you inside his story of “The Butler.” I hope you’ll make plans to join us on April 10 for this very amazing what you can special event. do if you do not care who And speaking of the silver screen, Hollywood has turned its lens, again, to Truman-era history gets the credit.” But in with The Monuments Men, starring George Clooney, Matt Damon and Cate Blanchett. The this “Annual Donor Issue,” movie is based on a book by Robert M. Edsel, The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History. The film’s release inspired us to go on our own we are delighted to give treasure hunt — in the Truman Library archives. Find out what we uncovered on page 12. credit where credit is due: to you. Of course, we don’t just draw on history to share stories from the past. Through events like the Howard and Virginia Bennett Forum on the Presidency, we examine Truman’s legacy to help us make sense of our future. We’re delighted to share in this issue of TRU some of our favorite moments from the 2013 Bennett Forum, which featured former Secretaries of Defense William S. Cohen and Donald Rumsfeld.

Thank you for making this possible. Because of your support, Harry Truman’s legacy reaches across time to remind us all — young and old alike — of each person’s power to make a difference.

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NEWS BRIEFS

Top Truman Award Clifton Truman Daniel will present the Truman Library Institute’s most prestigious award — the Harry S. Truman Legacy of Leadership Award — to Donna E. Shalala, president of the University of Miami. During her historic tenure as U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, Dr. Shalala directed the welfare reform process, made health insurance available to millions of children, raised child immunization rates to the highest levels in history, led major reforms at the FDA, and more. In 2005, she was named one of “America’s Best Leaders” by U.S. News & World Report, and in 2008 she received the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which was created by President Truman in 1945. She is a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Institution and its Engelberg Center for Health Care Reform.

Truman Economic Medal In the midst of the 2013 federal government shutdown, Alice M. Rivlin, who was head of President Clinton’s Office of Management and Budget during the 1995 shutdown, accepted the 2013 Truman Medal for Economic Policy and called Washington’s budget and debt impasse “quite disgraceful.” In remarks titled “Where Does the Buck Stop Now?” Dr. Rivlin suggested that the solutions were fairly simple, but that “polarization has kept us from doing it … . If we don’t get back to the spirit of making our government work and compromising our differences, I’m afraid we’re in for a period of lurching from crisis to crisis.” The Truman Medal for Economic Policy, given every other year, recognized Dr. Rivlin’s career in economic policy and education. Past recipients include Alan Greenspan, George P. Shultz and Paul Volcker.

Major Grant Announced We are very pleased to announce that the William T. Kemper Foundation has renewed its long-time support of the Truman Library’s archival priorities with a $150,000 grant to the Truman Library Institute. This generous three-year grant will significantly advance our efforts to preserve and share the Truman Library’s rich archival holdings with researchers, teachers and students located around the world. The Tru- man Library’s archives contain key evidence to some of the most im- portant decisions of the 20th century, and demand for these fascinating documents continues to grow. We are grateful for Jonathan Kemper’s vision and long-term support of these priorities through the William T. Kemper Foundation. TrumanLibrary.org TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE 3

THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014

FEATURING TICKETS ON SALE NOW Wil Haygood: Sponsorship Packages offering VIP access Author of The Butler: A Witness to History start at just $1000 Dr. Donna E. Shalala: THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 2014 President, University of Miami and former RESERVE YOUR SEATS TODAY Marriott-Muehlebach Hotel, Secretary of Health and Human Services, TrumanLibrary.org 2014 Truman Legacy of Leadership Honoree Kansas City, Missouri Barbara and Allen Lefko: Honorary Chairs FOR MORE INFORMATION Betsey and Rick Solberg: Event Co-Chairs 15th Annual Fundraising Dinner Benefiting To learn more, please contact Kim Rausch, Brandi and Wit Solberg: Event Co-Chairs the Legacy and Library of Harry S. Truman director of development, at 816.268.8237 or [email protected] 4 TRU MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION: THE ANNUAL DONOR ISSUE

SPEAKER SPOTLIGHT SIX QUESTIONS FOR WIL HAYGOOD TrumanLibrary.org TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE 5

The award-winning journalist and author of the book that inspired the blockbuster movie The Butler is a featured guest at Wild About Harry. We spoke with him about stories “from the back pages of history.”

TRU: Nearly 10 million people have seen years. While doing research for that book, The Butler, the blockbuster movie based I visited the Truman presidential library, the on your best-selling book The Butler: A Eisenhower library, the Kennedy library, the Witness to History. What, in particular, do LBJ library, and the FDR library. Those visits you want movie audiences to take from helped prepare me to write the Eugene Allen your book about Eugene Allen’s life? story. Each of those presidents had to contend WH: It was amazing during my travels on with the crucible of race. President Truman behalf of the movie and book how many tried in vain to get an anti-lynching law passed; people were happy such a story was being President Kennedy wrote a civil rights bill, but told. People of all ages, races, and economic it was President Johnson who got it enacted. backgrounds seemed emotionally taken with Those library visits introduced me to the the history chronicled in the movie. It seemed drama and players in the civil rights arena. I a reminder to them about the lessons of feel the Eugene Allen story is the result of history, of the struggles for African American many years of delving into American history. equality. I want those filmgoers to continue to talk about our history, about the martyrs TRU: Eugene Allen became chief butler and great men and women who persevered during Truman’s presidency, but not against unimaginable odds. For too long, at until 1952. It was Alonzo Fields — the least when it comes to cinema, this history first African American to be appointed has been neglected. chief butler in the White House — who served through most of the Truman administration. TRU: How important were presidential libraries to your being able to share WH: The first time I heard about Alonzo Fields Eugene Allen’s story? was when I was interviewing Mr. Allen for WH: I wrote a book about Congressman my original story. He was hired by Fields and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr., (King of the Cats). spoke of him with great admiration. I have Powell had relations with many presidents since met members of Fields’ family while on as he was in Congress more than 20 book tour. 6 TRU MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION: THE ANNUAL DONOR ISSUE

TOP FOUR REASONS TO MEET WIL HAYGOOD ON APRIL 10 TRU: You have referred to The Butler as “a story from the back pages of history. A figure in the tiniest of print.” We are reminded of the many oral histories preserved by our presidential libraries. REASON 1 You want the real REASON 3 You want to be What do you think the value is in preserving these lesser-known story behind the award-winning inspired and entertained by a stories and perspectives on our shared history? film and best-selling book fascinating chapter of our The Butler. American story. WH: The arc of Eugene Allen’s life — born on a plantation, country club valet, White House butler, alive to see the first African American elected president — is so sweeping that I think it’s invaluable that his life has REASON 2 You want to hear REASON 4 You want to know been preserved in print and on the big screen. We are used to having Wil Haygood’s own inspirational how your support of the Truman memoirs and biographies written by presidents and diplomats and life story of a man who rose from Library makes an important dif- politicians. But when we get another viewpoint — either in autobiography poverty to become an author, ference, now and for generations or biography — I think we are all the richer for it. award-winning political reporter, to come. and Hollywood producer. TRU: From your coverage of presidential politics, how much influence do presidents have, really, in creating social change? WH: Presidents can have great influence upon social change. I think we only need look at what FDR did in the New Deal, and JFK in the New Frontier, and, of course, LBJ with the Great Society. Of course, many of these decisions emanate from great movement on the ground by everyday people demanding change. Those are the times when a sitting president can resort to the Bully Pulpit.

TRU: Harry Truman said that the real test of true leaders is “how you treat those who can’t talk back.” That certainly includes butlers. By this measure, who are among America’s truly great presidents? WH: Because I have had occasion to study these presidents more than some others — and because they tackled grave social issues — I think the word “greatness” can be applied to President Lincoln, President Theodore Roosevelt, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, President Truman, President Johnson, and President Kennedy.

Meet Wil Haygood Wil Haygood is the author of The Butler: A Witness to History, which Reserve your table or tickets today for WILD ABOUT HARRY! inspired the film The Butler. He is a 2013–14 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow working on a book about Thurgood Marshall, Event details on page 3 appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Johnson in 1967, an appointment that broke the color barrier on the high court. TrumanLibrary.org TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE 7

Truman’s Butler

Before the movie, Alonzo Fields was “The Butler.”

The first African American to before you faint. The President was so pleased be named chief butler, Alonzo he merely wanted to thank you personally.” She found it harder to believe that the President Fields served at the White House wanted to thank her than that something was for twenty-one years under wrong with the cake. This was the first time presidents Hoover, Roosevelt, a President had been in the White House Truman and Eisenhower. kitchen since Coolidge [and it] started the Truman Administration with a sense of human understanding and appreciation which never His 1960 memoir, My 21 Years in the White waned during the eight years to follow. House, is available at the Truman Library Research Room and was adapted for the stage. That play, Looking Over the President’s CODE NAME Shoulder, continues to garner audiences worldwide. Alonzo Fields’ very personal history President Truman, because of his outspoken includes his early aspirations as a singer at manner, we coded as “Billie Spunk.” Often the New England Conservatory of Music, when we were talking about some affair, we his life-saving efforts in the aftermath of the would say, “Wait until Billie Spunk gets there. Truman assassination attempt, and his favorite He will tell them where to get off.” White House menus, including the Trumans’ luncheon for H. R. H. Princess Elizabeth of FAVORITE PRESIDENT England. Here is a sampling of his thoughts about America’s 33rd president. President Truman. I always felt that he understood me as a man, not as a servant to be tolerated, and I understood that he PRESIDENTIAL BIRTHDAY expected me to be a man, sincere in my duties Above: Alonzo Fields with staff in the pantry of the renovated White House, March 20, 1952. The Alonzo Fields The Trumans moved into the White House in and trying to do what is right at all times. President Roosevelt was genial and warm, Collection in the Truman Library Archives includes photos time for the President’s birthday, May 8, 1946, like this, as well as documents relating to Fields’ position and Elizabeth Moore, who was then the head but he left one feeling, as most aristocrats as Chief Butler from 1933 to 1953. A good portion of the cook, baked a cake for the President. Next do, that they really do not understand one. papers document menus for White House guests like morning, I told her that the President had As if to a less fortunate human being, they Princess Elizabeth of England, the Prime Minister of Sweden, the Chancellor of Austria, Prince Charles, the Regent of wanted to see her the night before about the extend a charitable, human tolerance but never permit the right to understand them. Belgium, and the Queen and Prince of the Netherlands. cake she had baked. She said, “Oh, Fields! Also included in the collection are programs for various What happened? What was wrong with it?” I President Hoover was an intensely human and functions put on by the White House from 1939 to 1947. pulled up a chair and said, “Girl, take this seat kind man, very charitable, but I never felt that For a full description of the collection, search on the key I understood him or he me. phrase “Alonzo Fields” at TrumanLibrary.org.

DID YOU KNOW? The Truman Library’s Research Room is open to the public. Explore the collection of books (like Alonzo Fields’ memoir), photographs, oral histories and formerly top-secret files. Walk-ins are welcome. To learn more, call the Research Room at 816.268.8272. 8 TRU MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION: THE ANNUAL DONOR ISSUE

AMERICAN PRESIDENTS AND THEIR CABINETS

The Seventh Annual Howard and Virginia Bennett Forum on the Presidency

William S. Cohen 20th U.S. Secretary of Defense TrumanLibrary.org TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE 9

“This is a very, very important lecture series and a very important event.”

BOB KERREY | U.S. SENATOR (1989–2001)

On November 3, 2013, Friends The challenges we face are not simple, and a majority, it’s a minority — who are against of the Truman Library Institute there are generally darn good arguments on the concept of a nation state, who lack both sides that are presented to a president or tolerance for the views of others, and who were invited “Inside the West senior official of government. are training people not to get jobs but to kill Wing” for a powerful conversation innocent men, women and children, you have about the presidency, executive COHEN ON GRIDLOCK to be willing to say that that’s the problem. And it’s not just our problem; it’s happening leadership, national defense and WC: Frankly, the American people are either all across the globe. We have to be willing slightly right or slightly the left of center. It is America’s future. Offered free to to describe it properly. On this point, I think the parties that are pulling at the extremes. I I gave the Bush administration a D-plus, or Truman Library Institute members, think the public needs to speak out and say, something, and I’m an easy grader. But this the seventh annual Howard and “Yes, we sent you to Congress to stand for administration gets an F-minus. Virginia Bennett Forum on the principles, but nothing takes place in society without compromise.” We believe in checks Presidency offered a rare and priv- KERREY AND COHEN ON ENGAGEMENT and balances, so the Senate checks the ileged opportunity to dialogue on House, and the House checks the Senate, BK: I think this is 100 percent right: this war is critical current issues with some and the president checks the Congress. The not going to be won with just bullets; it’s going of America’s most powerful leaders. problem is, everybody’s in check; nobody’s in to take a full range of engagement. And those charge. I’m almost at the point where I’d rather most at risk are the Muslims, themselves. Any see one party take control of the White House effort to be moderate in that community can RUMSFELD ON DECISION-MAKING and Congress for four years and then say, put you at considerable bodily risk. “If you don’t like what we’ve done, change it.” DR: Presidents come and go, but the But the notion that we’re going to go on with WC: Right, this is a clash within the Islamic bureaucracy is permanent. Hyman Rickover more stalemate, with other countries looking society. I believe “engagement” is fundamental (he was the father of nuclear power and, I at us and saying, “You want us to be more like to what we’re discussing tonight, because think, served longer than any naval officer in you? You can’t even pass a budget, and you there is a sentiment in Congress, from the history) said to me, “Look, if you’re going to sin, want us to be more like you?” It’s not a great right and the left, to disengage — “Time to sin against God, because God forgives. Do not selling point for our democratic values. So come home, America.” But there is no way to sin against the bureaucracy. It’ll just lie there we’ve got a lot to do, and the public has a role disentangle ourselves from world affairs. This in wait and get you for sure.” Listen, those here to say, “Enough. We want you to reach an notion that we can disengage and be safe is folks in government have tough jobs. Dean agreement so we can go forward.” folly. We need to be engaged in a way that is Acheson, I think, was the one who said that all mindful of the budgetary constraints but that the easy decisions get made down below, and RUMSFELD ON “THE WAR ON TERROR” advances global security — not only through when they finally reach a president or senior military strength but also through business cabinet official, they’re tough, and they’re DR: To call it “The War on Terror” suggests and public diplomacy. We need to be willing to complicated, and they’re multi-dimensional. I that it’s going to be won with bullets, but this support those governments that understand think it’s worth keeping this in mind as we look is much more like the Cold War than a hot the future can belong to them, as well as to us. at the complexity of our society and our world. war. If you have radical Islamists — and it’s not

Bob Kerrey Donald Rumsfeld William S. Cohen David Von Drehle U.S. Senator (1989– 13th and 21st U.S. 20th U.S. Secretary TIME Magazine 2001) Secretary of Defense of Defense 10 TRU MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION: THE ANNUAL DONOR ISSUE

COHEN ON DISCIPLINE WC: We are the most obese nation on the planet; this says something about our lack of discipline. We have failed to discipline our appetites. This is true from an economic point of view but also physically: we eat too much, drink too much, smoke too much, don’t exercise enough, et cetera. We have allowed ourselves to lose that sense of discipline. Three out of seven don’t even qualify, physi- cally, to be in the military.

David [Von Drehle] asked about the discon- nect between Americans and our military. I think this is part of it. When you see our military, and the young people coming in, and the discipline that’s imposed — and the pride that they feel with their mission in life — you make, we took the easy way out. After World have blazed this trail of freedom. You’re the see a different culture than what we’re seeing War I, we started passing the bubbly and en- ones we look to. There’s nobody else out in the rest of society today. I think there’s a joying the creature comforts while a mecha- there. There’s no peer competitor. Just you. great disconnect when those who have been nized evil was running loose over in Europe. And we’re not so sure anymore.” fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan come back So here we are on the edge of a world war. and go to one of our shopping malls and You took the good things for granted, and People are making different judgments see the careless carefreeness that we’re all now you must earn them again. For every about us now because they’re looking at our experiencing. Not to say we have to be “Bah! right that you claim, you have a duty you must unwillingness to discipline ourselves — not Humbug,” but it seems to me that if we’re fulfill. For every hope you entertain, you have only from a physical standpoint but also from going to survive in this world, we have to get an obligation you must fulfill. For every good a sense of “What’s our mission?” That’s where back to some very stern virtues. you wish to achieve, you must sacrifice your the military, I think, has served a valuable comfort and your ease.” purpose, but it’s an ever-diminishing presence I’ll quote Walter Lippmann, who was a writer in our society. Sam Nunn and I have talked of some note and an advisor to presidents Boy, those were powerful words. They about this over the years. We know we can’t over the years. He gave a speech in 1940. It resonate with me even now, because I look reinstitute the draft, and the military doesn’t was, I think, the 30th reunion of his class of at us and I look at the countries that we are really want to. But there has to be some 1910 at Harvard. He said something really competing against. They look at us from a concept of national service, of contributing to important, which applies today. He said, “You distance and say, “What’s happened? What’s society. I think we’re missing that today. We’ve know, whenever we had a hard choice to happened to America? You’re the ones who got to get back to disciplining ourselves.

DONALD RUMSFELD ON YOU I’d like to say thank you to those of who support the Truman Library – and it’s a good thing you do. [Our presidential] libraries around the country serve an important educational service to their communities and to their country. Thank you for what you do for this library. TrumanLibrary.org TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE 11

TRU EVENTS

Upcoming Events All New Exhibition* Don’t miss the Truman Library’s new museum exhibition, Spies, Lies and Paranoia: Americans in Fear (March 15–October 26). Enter the eerie world of real and imagined threats — America in the 1950s. As Cold War tensions grew, many sensed danger lurking around every corner — Communist spies, nuclear annihilation, even space aliens. The show draws on collections from across the country and includes Soviet spy gear, anti-Communist propaganda, space alien film clips and instructional movies on surviving a nuclear attack. Together, they vividly recall American anxiety and our collective response to a 20th-century wave of terror.

New Lecture Series* Former TIME correspondent Douglas Waller inaugurates the new series, Spies, with a discussion of his acclaimed biography of the Truman-era spymaster William J. “Wild Bill” Donovan. This series is offered as a compan- ion to the Truman Library’s new temporary The Hon. Ike Skelton Veterans Day Ceremony exhibition, Spies, Lies and Paranoia. From General George W. Casey’s stirring keynote address to the presidential wreath laying to the reception for veterans, the Truman Library Institute’s second annual salute to America’s heroes Returning Favorites* was felt deeply and appreciated by all in attendance on November 11, 2013. It goes without This spring, our two popular presidential biog- saying that Ike Skelton’s absence, too, was deeply felt. He was an extraordinarily good friend of raphy series, “Beyond the Gowns” and “Hail President Truman’s library and legacy — as well as America’s armed forces — and we are grateful to the Chiefs,” return with all-new programs for his leadership in establishing an annual Veterans Day tribute worthy of the service and sacrifice and some of our favorite authors. Plus, TIME of our service men and women. This signature event was made possible by generous support Magazine’s David Von Drehle returns to host from Mary Ellen and James Ascher, Marie and Brig. General (Ret.) Jack Capps, The Dunn Family “Dateline: Washington,” a series of national Foundation, Paget and Tom Higgins, Mary and John Hunkeler, and Marny and John Sherman. conversations with Kansas City audiences.

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TRU TREASURE From the Archives

MONUMENTAL HISTORY NAZI TREASURE Col. Bernstein, a lawyer in civilian life before and after the war, is a financial adviser for It’s April 1945. Gen. George S. Patton’s Third civil affairs and military government under Army is rolling — fast — into the heart of BY JEFF FOX Eisenhower. That Sunday, he gets a phone Germany. It’s unclear how much longer the call from Ike’s deputy chief of staff: “Get to war will last. Late in the morning on April 4, Merkers, and get a plan for where we’re go- The Monuments Men, Patton’s troops take the town of Merkers. ing to secure this stuff.” Hollywood’s high-profile story The area is essentially placed in lockdown, and The Allies knew the Nazis had looted central of “the greatest treasure hunt in Army intelligence begins talking to civilians. banks in Europe to pay for the war. They knew history,” stars George Clooney and There are rumors that the Nazis hid treasure finding that loot might even shorten the war. is introducing new audiences to in the salt mine there. That’s where the Nazis And the Nazi SS, which ran the concentration put gold and other valuables, brought from the story of the Nazi loot and the camps, looted its victims, taking “all kinds of Berlin several weeks ago, locals say. It took gold and silver items ranging from dental work Merkers mine. The staff at the them three days to unload it, and it’s 2,200 to cigarette cases, diamonds, gold and silver Truman Library Institute figured feet down, they say. that, given the events and the coins, foreign currencies, and gold and silver bars,” as described by Dr. Greg Bradsher with ROOM NO. 8 timeframe, there had to be items the National Archives. A lot of that made its in the Library’s vast collection Much of what follows is recorded at the Harry way to room No. 8 in the Merkers mine, 75 that connected with the story. S. Truman Library and Museum, through feet wide and 150 feet long, with a 12-foot top-secret documents and the oral history and ceiling and tram railway tracks down the middle. papers of Benard Bernstein, who — at General Bradsher lists what the Army found inside: “On They were right. The papers of Bernard Eisenhower’s command — took charge of the either side of the tracks, stretching to the back Bernstein — 22,500 pages — are preserved mine. It’s Sunday morning, April 8, in Paris. of the cavern, were more than seven thousand at the library. Together, these documents and “I was having a late breakfast at the Army bags, stacked knee-high, laid out in twenty photographs tell a story that involves U.S. mess … . Before getting to work I read the rows. … Baled currency was found stacked Army officers tracking down rumors and leads, Stars and Stripes and saw on the first page along one side of the vault along with the gold that involves a stunning amount of wealth a story out of Germany of American troops balances and other Reichsbank equipment. convoyed under armed guard and an air patrol finding a great quantity of gold and silver At the back of the cavern, occupying an area above, and that involves three of the top U.S. and other treasure in a salt mine at Merkers, twenty by thirty feet, were 18 bags and 189 generals of the war. And, by coincidence, a Germany,” Bernstein said. suitcases, trunks and boxes. … It was obvious key part of it happened on a day that changed that it was SS loot.” Harry Truman’s life. TrumanLibrary.org TRUMAN LIBRARY INSTITUTE 13

DIG DEEPER Bernard Bernstein’s Oral History:

And in other tunnels, the Americans find designation … and I saluted and found myself a day until it’s done. Bernstein organizes a 400 tons of artwork. Patton doesn’t want this. looking into the faces of General Eisenhower, convoy, mostly for the gold, to a bank in Frank- It’s a headache, and guarding the mine — five General Patton and General Bradley, the furt. The trucks are guarded by five infantry entrances, hundreds of miles of tunnels — is three of them sitting in one Jeep.” He leads the platoons, military police, two machine gun tying up combat troops he wants back in men — three of America’s top generals — on platoons and anti-aircraft platoon with 10 guns. action. “General Patton said he was very glad an hour-long tour of the mine. “I had some P-51 Mustang fighters are overhead. Two days that General Eisenhower was taking over bad moments which I didn’t reveal to them,” later, a second convoy — 26 10-ton trucks, also responsibility for this gold,” Bernstein recalled. he recalled later. “We were going down a long heavily guarded — moves the art to Frankfurt. elevator shaft on what was essentially a wood- But Bernstein has startling news for Patton. en platform that was operated by a German. “From the very outset it was realized that This is the area that the Allies have agreed There were an awful lot of stars there at risk.” the art objects in the mine were of great will be occupied by the Soviet Union once value,” an Army memo from the Truman the war ends. “General Patton,” he recalled, But it wasn’t a general who was lost that day. Library archives says. The memo, dated less “looked astounded at what I had told him. He After touring the mine, Eisenhower, Patton than a week after the generals’ visit to the said he … would do everything possible to and Bradley are at dinner. Patton says his mine, concludes by describing the “elaborate facilitate me in my mission.” men have a couple of ideas about the loot, arrangements” the Nazis have made to hide one of which is to melt down the gold and their wealth. “Every step should be taken in APRIL 12, 1945 make medallions — “one for every son of a Germany to obtain information of the assets bitch in the Third Army.” Ike looks at Bradley secreted both inside and outside Germany,” April 12, 1945 was a big day in Merkers, and laughs. “He’s always got an answer,” he it says, “so that these assets cannot be used Germany. Bernstein is there. The night before, says. It’s close to midnight, and the three to perpetuate Nazism or contribute to the Patton’s office called: Be at the mine at 9 in generals are still together when an urgent rebuilding of Nazi influence.” the morning. He arrives early and makes sure message is received: President Franklin everything seems to be in working order. He Roosevelt is dead. Harry Truman is their new One historic step to achieve that aim: The is expecting Patton, but 9 a.m. comes and commander-in-chief. Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program. goes. “I began to walk up and down, thinking The effort involved nearly 345 Monuments of the work I had to do,” Bernstein said. MONUMENTS MEN Men — and women — who worked to save “Suddenly my eyes lighted on the front end of as much as possible, ultimately more than 5 a Jeep on which was a plaque with five stars The war is ending, the Russians will have million artistic and cultural items. in a circle on it.” Merkers, and Ike wants everything moved. Twenty-four hours after his visit to the mine, Jeff Fox is a reporter and editor at “I automatically straightened, because I knew a top aide to Eisenhower calls Bernstein, who The Examiner. there was only one person entitled to that tells him to tell the general he’s on it 24 hours 14 TRU MAGAZINE SPECIAL EDITION: THE ANNUAL DONOR ISSUE

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The Truman Library Institute ANONYMOUS (8) BEATRICE MANGIN honors every planned gift donor HARVEY S. BODKER MARJORIE N. MARTIN* with membership in the Truman CHARLES & EDA BRANNAN* ROBERT A. MARTIN MARY SHAW BRANTON HOLLEN BEATRICE MERTINS Legacy Society. BETTY J. DAWSON NERMAN FAMILY SHIRLEY & JOHN DEIFEL* MARVIN ROGOLSKY ANNE FULCHINO* SETH A. SLOCUM* We invite you to become a member of the DONALD G. HOHL DAVID STANLEY Society, created exclusively to honor and LAWRENCE & VIRGINIA HUTCHISON* MARGARET STEVENSON TRUMAN* recognize people who are helping to advance Truman’s presidential library and legacy with MARY* & MICHAEL JOHNSTON LISA A. SULLIVAN gifts to the Truman Library Institute in their CONNIE* & HARRY JONAS LOUIS W. TRUMAN* wills, trusts and estate plans. DOROTHY & MILTON* KAYLE MCKINLEY WOODEN* GRETA KEMPTON* EUGENE ZUCKERT PHILIP D. LAGERQUIST* *Deceased TRUMAN TODAY Truman Legacy Society members plan today so that Truman’s legacy can live on tomorrow.

The Truman Library has been a highlight for support the mission of the Truman Library by me for more than 30 years. The programs, joining the Truman Library Institute’s Honorary museum exhibitions and close association Fellows program; four years later, I included with President Truman’s legacy provide an the Truman Library Institute in my estate plan. experience like no other. I came to Kansas Through the preservation and interpreta- City as a professor of microbiology (University tion of presidential documents, artifacts and of Missouri – Kansas City). I had always been objects, they are helping students to better a fan of Harry Truman, but, once here, I understand our democracy and helping to developed an even greater appreciation for his prepare America’s future citizens and leaders. decisive leadership in the crucible of World I’m glad to be a part of this important work. War II and the Cold War. I feel deeply that the stories of Harry Truman’s life and presidency DR. MARVIN ROGOLSKY need to be shared. In 2000, I decided to

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