Truman and the ‘Get a dog’ quote—or nonquote
Did Harry Truman really say, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog”? Or maybe “buy a dog”?
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Did Harry Truman really say, “If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog”? Or maybe “buy a dog”?
What are the origins of the gem, “If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog,” a quote falsely
I know—I’m a few days behind on the Helen Thomas controversy—but I wanted to reflect. This was a little close
Who was the first on Earth to utter a classic line, or something close to it: “If you want a
Hollywood mentions pop up in The Solomon Scandals, my Washington newspaper novel. L.A. and D.C. overlap, all right, and even
Update: I’ve now traced the quote to a Reagan Administration official, who, however, can’t recall where he heard it. See