Truman a ‘gone goose,’ Luce tells GOP delegates 70 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 21 1948)

(Monday, June 21, 1948, evening EDT) — In a blistering address tonight at the 1948 Republican National Convention, former Rep. Clare Boothe Luce of Connecticut drew burst after burst of appreciative laughter, calling Democratic President Harry S. Truman a “gone goose” (Click here to watch the video at 15:01).