MURFREESBORO — A
decades-long friendship that had an unexpected impact on world affairs is the
subject of the next “MTSU On the Record” radio program.
Host Gina Logue’s interview with Beverly Joan Boulware, a
professor in the Department of Elementary and Special Education, will air from
5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, June 13, and from 8 to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 19, on
WMOT-FM (89.5 and www.wmot.org).
Boulware is the author of “Harry and Eddie: The Friendship
That Changed the World.” The book chronicles the relationship between Harry S.
Truman and his business partner, Eddie Jacobson.
From their service together in World War I to their
management of a Kansas City haberdashery, Truman and Jacobson remained pals as
Truman’s political career took him all the way to the presidency of the United
States.
When millions of Jews were displaced during World War II,
Jacobson, a Jew of Lithuanian and German descent, called on his buddy in the
White House to help them.
Jacobson’s influence helped to convince Truman that the
United States should recognize the land known today as Israel as a sovereign
country in 1948.
“We want to teach our children that our friendships are
important because, at the right time in history, for the next generations, some
of them may be able to do something together with others that they know to make
the world a better place,” said Boulware.
To hear previous “MTSU On the Record” programs, go to http://bit.ly/mtsu-otr.
For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or
WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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