My parents were strong supporters of the Democratic Party and so we grew up with a fair amount of Democratic Party hagiography - stories of past great people to inspire the masses in the party. For example, we heard often about how poor Harry Truman was pennyless when he left office and was only saved from penury when Congress passed an act giving a generous pension to former Presidents.
Alas, it seems it was all a crock, and Truman was a big fat liar.
