Harry S. Truman approved the use of atomic bombs to spare the millions of American and Japanese lives and has been criticized for this.
 One in five people said they believed Harry's stated motivation for releasing the book, but nearly twice as many (41 per cent) believed he was trying to make money
 Capote dangled the prized invitations for months, snubbing early supporters like fellow Southern writer Carson McCullers as he determined who was "in" and who was "out"

