Heart of power

The Heart of Power – Episode 10: When the Moon and Stars Fell on One Man

It was late afternoon, April 12, 1945. Harry Truman had just settled into his Senate office when the phone rang. He was told to come to the White House at once.
When he arrived, Eleanor Roosevelt was waiting. Her face was pale, her words simple: “Harry, the President is dead.”
Truman staggered. “Is there anything I can do for you?” he asked.
Eleanor shook her head. “Is there anything we can do for you? For you are the one in trouble now.”
The words hit harder than any diagnosis…..

The Heart of Power – Episode 9: The Doctor Who Knew Too Much

The sirens were still wailing as the limousine skidded to a halt at Parkland Hospital. Secret Service agents leapt out, blood on their sleeves, shouting for help. A stretcher rattled through the emergency doors with the President’s broken body. Moments later, from another car in the motorcade, came his doctor. George Gregory Burkley walked quickly … Read more

The Heart of Power – Episode 8: The Ticking Man

He knew it was coming. The way a storm announces itself in the bones.The way a man knows the land he’ll die on. Lyndon Baines Johnson had already faced the thing most men spend their lives avoiding: death. It had gripped his chest, dropped him to the bedroom floor of his Texas ranch, and whispered … Read more

The Heart of Power – Episode 7: The Enemy Inside

“The 37th President Is First to Quit Post.” — The New York Times, August 9, 1974 In just a few blunt words, the New York Times closed the book on Richard Nixon. The next morning, standing before a weary nation, Gerald Ford offered something like absolution. In his first speech as president, he spoke a … Read more

The Heart of Power – Episode 6: The Ride Into the Sunset

The sun hung low over the Santa Ynez Mountains, casting long shadows across the California hills. Ronald Reagan sat tall in the saddle, reins loose in his weathered hands. He still rode most mornings—slowly, deliberately—but with the easy grace of a man who had spent a lifetime playing cowboys and governors and presidents, until the … Read more