In the early and mid-1970s, Truman captured the popular imagination much as he had in 1948, this time emerging as a kind of political folk hero, a president who was thought to exemplify an integrity and accountability which many observers felt was lacking in the Nixon White House.
Za vrijeme ranih i sredine 1970-ih godina, Truman je zadobio popularnost koju je imao 1948. godine, ovaj put se izdižući (posthumno) kao nekakav politički narodni heroj, predsjednik koji je zamišljen kao primjer integriteta koji je po mnogim promatračima falio za vrijeme Nixonova boravka u Bijeloj kući.