As part of the 60th anniversary of the start of the Korean War, The Little White House held its 8th educational conference on Truman’s Legacy in East Asia on May 14-15. C-Span 3 American History has tentatively scheduled the first broadcast of an interview between Dr. Ken Hechler of President Truman’s staff and Dr Robert Watson of Lynn University on the firing of Gen. MacArthur THIS Sunday, June 6 at 3 pm, 8 pm and 3 am. The balance of the symposium sessions are tentatively scheduled for June 26-27 on C-Span 3.

Please note next year’s symposium is scheduled for May 13 & 14 on the very important topic of Truman’s Legacy on Civil Liberties and will address Truman’s handling of the loyalty oath, McCarthyism, the Patriot Act of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

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This year’s Truman Legacy Symposium: Harry S. Truman in East Asia: Japan, China and the Two Koreas, features many experts on East Asia. One of those is the esteemed professor of history, Dr.  . Xiao-Bing Li is professor of history at the University of Central Oklahoma. He is the author of A History of the Modern Chinese Army (2007), and Diplomacy Through Militancy (1993). Dr. Li has also edited or co-edited three books of collected memoirs, Voices from the Vietnam War: Stories from American, Asian, and Russian Veterans (forthcoming in 2010), Voices from the Korean War: Personal Stories of American, Korean, and Chinese Soldiers (2004), and Mao’s Generals Remember Korea (2001).

Professor Li is a presenter Truman Legacy Symposium: Harry S. Truman in East Asia: Japan, China and the Two Koreas, participating in the panel discussion, Truman and China. The 8th Annual Truman Legacy Symposium takes place at the Little White House Key West, FL May 14-15. For more information call 305/294-9911.

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James Matray

One of the things that makes the Harry S. Truman Legacy Symposium so special are the amazing speakers that present at this event. We have had scholars, politicians, diplomats…experts in their fields and keen observers of history. This year is no exception. With this year’s event just a couple weeks away, we thought we would introduce you to the folks who be part of the the 8th annual Harry S. Truman Symposium The Legacy of Harry S. Truman in East Asia: Japan, China and the Two Koreas.

James I. Matray is professor of history at California State University, Chico. His books include Korea Divided: The Thirty-Eighth Parallel and the Demilitarized Zone (2005), Japan’s Emergence as a Global Power (2000), and, as editor, East Asia and the United States: An Encyclopedia of Relations Since 1784 (two volumes, 2002). Dr. Matray served as Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Graduate Institute of Peace Studies, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea in 1990.

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