Of course, Truman's approval ratings were in the toilet at more than one point, and he had his own scandals to deal with. History has been kinder to him than his contemporaries were. I like Truman (LOVED McCullough's biography of him), but it's interesting how history shapes things.
Famous Truman quote, on the firing of McArthur: "I fired him because he wouldn't respect the authority of the President. I didn't fire him because he was a dumb son of a bitch, although he was, but that's not against the law for generals. If it was, half to three-quarters of them would be in jail."
Man did not pull punches, which got him in trouble a lot.
In fact, here's a link to a TIME article from 1973, full of Truman quotes:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...romoid=googlep