[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, ... The 
Pendergast organization helped launch the political career of Harry S. Truman, 
.... of the 1920s and 1930s: Tom Pendergast and The Kansas City Democratic 
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The Pendergast machine controlled local government and the Democratic Party 
.... gave his younger brother a job as a deputy constable in the First Ward city 
court. ... James had been prevented from being the undisputed boss of Kansas 
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Pendergast helped launch the political career of future president Harry ... With the 
Pendergast machine pulling the strings, Kansas City was wide open, with large... [DOC] [TLE] Pendergast, Thomas J., HeadquartersPDF Document [PAR] Jackson County, is a two-story brick building designed by Kansas City .... During 
this period, Pendergast's influence helped to launch the political career of ... 
political bosses, is synonymous with the term 'Political Machine.' Tom ..... The lot 
was perfect as the site of a new two-story brick building that would contain the 
future. [DOC] [TLE] Those Pre-Pro Whiskey Men!: The Whiskey Dealer and the President [PAR] Dec 2, 2013 ... Some say that Thomas J. Pendergast was just a Kansas City, ... Others say he 
was a high powered political boss who helped make Harry Truman the 33rd 
President of ... and state leadership, and directing a political machine that 
helped ... Tom's featured brand early in his career was Old Grimes Straight... [DOC] [TLE] Harry S. Truman - Student Resources in Context - Gale [PAR] As president, Truman became known for his tireless work, insistence on a strong 
... Among his classmates was Bess Wallace, his future wife. ... whose first piano 
teacher was her father, she began a career as a singer. ... Among Truman's 
acquaintances was Kansas City's Democratic political boss Thomas J. 
Pendergast. [DOC] [TLE] Program Transcript . Truman . WGBH American Experience | PBS [PAR] Vice-President Harry S. Truman received a call urging him to come quickly and ... 
He told Harry to quit his job and come home. ..... A tough, backstage operator, he 
would build a political machine so strong and ... By 1930, Tom Pendergast 
dominated Kansas City politics while his ..... But I'm apprehensive about the 
future.". [DOC] [TLE] Harry S. Truman: Life in BriefMiller Center [PAR] Harry S. Truman became President of the United States with the death of ... In 
1922, Thomas J. Pendergast, the Democratic boss of Kansas City, asked ... In 
1934, Truman was elected to the U.S. Senate with help of the Pendergast 
political machine. ... The American military launched a counterattack that pushed 
the North... [DOC] [TLE] Kansas City, Missouri Police Officers Memorial [PAR] This is the Official Site of the Kansas City Police Officers Memorial - KCPOA. ... as 
"Boss Tom" to everyone in town  controlled not just the political machine that 
bore his .... For almost two decades Jim Pendergast had tutored Tom in machine 
politics. ...... Roy Lee Williams, future president of the International Brotherhood of
... [DOC] [TLE] FDR and the IRS - Hillsdale College [PAR] Roosevelt also sent federal patronage to Long's political enemies, led by ... 
recruit a national base of supporters, perhaps for a future presidential run himself. 
.... In 1942, the IRS launched a multi-year audit of Fish and that also failed. .... An 
interesting example is Big Tom Pendergast, the Democratic boss in Kansas City
. [DOC] [TLE] Kansas City  Senses of Cinema [PAR] Oct 5, 2003 ... Because Altman was born and raised in Kansas City, the film is sometimes ... of a 
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Question: The Kansas City political machine of Boss Tom Pendergast launched the career of this future president
Answer: Truman