This song was written by keyboardist Robert Lamm for the 1975 Chicago VIII album. It was written as a lament to the days when a President could be trusted and was not perceived to be a crook and a liar. Gotta remember, we had just seen the resignation of Richard Nixon in 74 with the Watergate scandal, Vietnam was about to end and the economy was starting to take a nose dive. This was just Lamm's way of wishing for a leader with conviction and character. It is right that Truman's popularity had fallen towards the end of his Presidency, with the Korean War. History has given him high marks since.
This song was written by keyboardist Robert Lamm for the 1975 Chicago VIII album. It was written as a lament to the days when a President could be trusted and was not perceived to be a crook and a liar. Gotta remember, we had just seen the resignation of Richard Nixon in 74 with the Watergate scandal, Vietnam was about to end and the economy was starting to take a nose dive. This was just Lamm's way of wishing for a leader with conviction and character. It is right that Truman's popularity had fallen towards the end of his Presidency, with the Korean War. History has given him high marks since.