When he left office, Truman's presidency was criticized, though critical reassessment of his tenure has been favorable. Truman assumed office with a reputation as 'the Senator from Pendergast.' He referred patronage decisions to Pendergast, but maintained that he voted with his own conscience. Truman was politically weakened by Pendergast's imprisonment for income tax evasion the previous year; the senator had remained loyal, having claimed that Republican judges (not the Roosevelt administration) were responsible for the boss's downfall. As he concluded his congressional address, he received a message that the strike had been settled on presidential terms; nevertheless, a few hours later, the House voted to draft the strikers. Taft killed the bill in the Senate.After the settlement of the railway strike, labor action continued as an undercurrent of Truman's presidency. The president's approval rating dropped from 82 percent in the polls in January 1946 to 52 percent by June.
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