In 1945, while working in a reformatory in El Reno, Oklahoma, U.S. Marshal Fred Canfil saw a sign that said “The Buck Stops Here” and sent it to President Harry Truman, with the inscription, “I’m from ...

“The buck stops here” was purportedly related to his poker table prowess as well as his acceptance of responsibility. Two books published so far, “All the Presidents Money” and “The ...

When Harry Truman was president, he had a sign on his desk that read: “The buck stops here.” By that, he meant that, as the nation’s commander-in-chief, he was the one responsible for what ...