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2010 Symposium
The Legacy of Harry S. Truman in East Asia:
Japan, China, and the Two Koreas |
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May 14 and 15, 2010
Harry S. Truman Little White House
Key West, Florida |
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Program Chair:
James I. Matray, California State University at Chico
Program Description:
The conference begins on Friday evening, May 14, at 6 p.m.
with a reception at the Harry S. Truman Little White House which will feature
good conversation, sea breezes, tours of the Little White House, and an
interview with President Truman's former White House assistant Ken Hechler
about Truman's relationship with General Douglas MacArthur. On Saturday,
May 15, a conference of prominent scholars from the United States, Asia, and
Europe will explore the Truman administration's halting progress toward the
creation of a new geopolitical balance in East Asia following World War II. |
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| Friday
May 14th 2010 |
| Held at the Harry S. Truman Little White House |
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6:30
p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Reception |
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7:00 p.m. to 7:15
p.m.
Welcome from Robert Wolz and Clifton Truman Daniel |
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7:15 p.m. to 8:00
p.m.
Ken Hechler, former White House assistant to
President Truman, will be interviewed by Robert
Watson of Lynn University about President
Truman's relationship with General Douglas
MacArthur. |
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8:00 p.m. to 9:00
p.m.
Guided tours of the Little White House |
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| Saturday
May 15th 2010 |
| Conference,
held at the Key West Marriott Beachside Hotel |
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| 8:30 a.m. to 9:00
a.m. |
| Registration and continental breakfast |
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| 9:00 a.m. to 9:15
a.m. |
| Introductory remarks
by Michael Devine and Clifton Truman Daniel |
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| 9:15 a.m. to 9:30
a.m. |
| Opening remarks
by James I. Matray, introducing the conference theme and participants |
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| 9:30 a.m. to 10:45
a.m. |
| Panel, "Truman and Japan" |
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| Chair: |
Robert P. Watson, Lynn University
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| Panelist: |
Sayuri Shimizu, Michigan State,
"Japanese Reaction to MacArthur's Firing"
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Marc Gallicchio, Villanova University,
"Truman,
Unconditional Surrender, and a New Deal for
Japan"
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Roger Dingman, University of Southern California,
"Truman's Gift: Peace and Security
with Japan" |
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| 10:45 a.m. to 11:00
a.m. |
| Break with light
refreshments |
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| 11:00 a.m. to 12:15
p.m. |
| Panel, "Truman and China" |
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| Chair: |
Michael J. Devine, Harry
S. Truman Library
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| Panelist: |
Chen Jian, Cornell University
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Xiaobing Li, University
of Central Oklahoma
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Simei Qing, Michigan State University |
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| 12:15pm to 1:30
p.m. |
| Panel, "Truman and Two Koreas" |
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| Chair: |
James I. Matray, California State University, Chico
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| Panelist: |
William Stueck, University of Georgia,
"The
Division of Korea: An Assessment of U.S.
Responsibility, 1945-1948"
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Steven Casey, London School of Economics and Political Science, "Harry Truman, the Korean
War, and the Transformation of U.S. Policy in
East Asia, June 1950-June 1951"
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Charles Young, Southern Arkansas University |
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| 1:30 p.m. to 2:00
p.m. |
| Synopsis: James I. Matray, California State University, Chico, "Mild About Harry: President
Truman’s Legacy in Postwar Northeast Asia." |
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| 1:45 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. |
| Closing Remarks |
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2:00 p.m.
Lunch
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