David McCullough wrote the essay on Harry Truman for the book Character Above All, published earlier this year by Simon & Schuster. He also appears on the PBS television program adapted from the book.

LEONARD BERNSTEIN, FOR INSTANCE, GREGORY PECK, JOHN UPDIKE, AARON COPLAND, LILLIAN ALBA, JULIA CHILD, JUST A FEW HANDS DOWN, THOUGH, MY FAVORITE INTERVIEW WAS WITH HISTORY AUTHOR DAVID MCCULLOUGH.