[DOC] [TLE] Tom Pendergast - Wikipedia [PAR] Thomas Joseph Pendergast (July 22, 1873  January 26, 1945) was an 
American political boss who controlled Kansas City and Jackson County, ... He 
became wealthy in the process, although his addiction to gambling, especially .... 
With the help of the Pendergast organization, Truman was elected to this and 
later to a... [DOC] [TLE] The Political Machine of Tom Pendergast of Kansas City, Missouri [PAR] With his winnings he bought a combination rooming house, restaurant and ... to 
the troubles of his customers and gave advice but he began to help those who ... 
Tom also helped with political matters in the first ward for which Jim was the 
alderman. Tom's .... Seven shots were fired into the political opposition's 
headquarters. [DOC] [TLE] Thomas Pendergast - Historic Missourians - The State Historical ... [PAR] Thomas J. Pendergast was the leader of a Kansas City political organization ... In 
1894 Tom Pendergast permanently relocated to Kansas City, where he joined his 
brother ... At the turn of the century, cities were often divided into units called 
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U. S. ... personal loyalty to the notorious political boss of Kansas City, Boss Tom 
Pendergast, who had been responsible for Truman's entry into politics. After the 
failure of Truman's haberdashery store in the old Muehlbach Hotel,... [DOC] [TLE] Political Kansas City: The Boss' Buddies [PAR] "If a man would be great in modern politics he must support his party even if they 
are ... Tom Pendergast maintained his position as Kansas City's power broker 
through ... forcing then-Mayor Albert Beach into smaller quarters on the 26th floor. 
... to Boss Tom-Pendergast had plucked Truman from his failing haberdashery 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Harry S Truman facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] In his preparation for the presidency he might have added three more: ... and 
when war began, he volunteered to help enlarge the battery into a regiment. ... 
He entered politics after the failure of the haberdashery he had opened in 
Kansas City in ... became Tom Pendergast's lieutenant for the eastern part of the 
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had ... Deal Failure. 97 ... at the major events of Truman 's life that molded his 
character before he ..... most notably opening a haberdashery in downtown 
Kansas City with his ... throw his hat into the ring and run for a Senate seat from 
Missouri. [DOC] [TLE] Oral History Interview with Edward D. McKim - Harry S. Truman ... [PAR] We later moved to Kansas City, Missouri and I went to school there at old St. 
Patrick's School at 8th and. [2] ... These three batteries were to be enlarged into a 
regiment. ... I was lending my volunteer efforts to help with the battery. .... I'd see 
more of Eddie than I would the Captain, because he had not only his battery 
duties to... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Swing." - Internet Archive [PAR] Mr. Griffith is trail boss out here; and you may see Fred Ott or Tom Devine ... Duck 
into the alley  and there it is  a big bright dining room that once was a .... 
Indeed, you can't get any- where in politics around Kansas City unless you work 
... He was cap- tain of Battery D, 129th Field Artil- lery, when his regiment went to
... [DOC] [TLE] Full text of "Author's choice: 40 stories" - Internet Archive [PAR] As few short stories find their way into books, there is little serious criticism of the 
..... that anyone except himself had noticed the failing, he persuaded his 
conscience ..... To them his tales had a ring of glory and brass that was bolder 
than fiction. ..... He wears

Question: When his K.C. habadashery failed, he threw his hat into the political ring with help from Tom Pendergast
Answer: Harry Truman