Find more facts and information on our topic page about
Harry S Truman
Truman, Harry S.
Truman, Harry S. (1884–1972) 33rd US President (1945–53). He was elected to the Senate in 1934. In 1944, he was Franklin D.
Roosevelt's running mate. Truman became president on Roosevelt's death and faced many difficulties abroad. He approved the use of the atomic bomb to force Japanese surrender (1945) at the end of
World War 2, and adopted a robust policy toward the Soviet Union during the
Cold War. Truman approved the
Marshall Plan (1947) and the creation (1949) of the
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Lacking Roosevelt's charisma, he was expected to lose the election of 1948, but won narrowly. In the
Korean War (1950–53), he was forced to dismiss the US commander, General
MacArthur. Truman declined renomination in 1952. Dwight D.
Eisenhower succeeded him.
http://www.trumanlibrary.org; http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents
Cite this article
Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography.
|
Harry Truman, lost and found: ever since he was a young boy, Harry S. Truman depended upon his spectacles.
Magazine article from: Highlights for Children; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...glasses, but eight-year-old Harry S. Truman was different. He was probably...his class to have spectacles. Harry's mother, Martha, had noticed...It was his glasses! Senator Truman In 1935 Harry S. Truman became a U.S. senator...
|
|
REP. SKELTON RECEIVES HARRY S. TRUMAN AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/5/2006; 700+ words
; ...ceremony on the front steps of the Truman Presidential Library and Museum, the City of Independence presented the Harry S. Truman Award for Public Service...and integrity that distinguished Harry S. Truman in his years of public service...
|
|
Mr. President, I Knew Harry Truman ...
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/27/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...My father, Harry S. Truman, would not...himself as Harry Truman because he...this year's Republican...You know Harry Truman took...what Harry Truman did. No...not surprise Harry Truman. The...lucky that he's no longer around...
|
|
|
REP. SKELTON TESTIFIES ON H.R. 3265, HARRY S. TRUMAN BIRTHPLACE STUDY ACT
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 10/30/2007; 700+ words
; ...Natural Resources Committee's Subcommittee on National...legislation, H.R. 3265, the Harry S. Truman Birthplace Study Act...of including President Truman's birthplace in our National...most critical piece of Harry Truman's life, the place...
|
|
Remarks at the commissioning of the U.S.S. Harry S. Truman in Norfolk, Virginia. (speech on July 25, 1998)(Transcript)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 8/3/1998; 700+ words
; ...1998, Harry Truman's ship has...the world's greatest Navy...affection for Harry Truman. He...noted, Harry Truman made one of...26, 1948, Harry Truman ordered the...President Truman's decisive acts...the future Harry Truman ...
|
|
REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT COMMISSIONING OF THE USS HARRY S. TRUMAN
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 7/25/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...1998, Harry Truman's ship has...the world's greatest Navy...affection for Harry Truman. He...noted, Harry Truman made one of...26, 1948, Harry Truman ordered the...President Truman's decisive act...the future Harry Truman ...
|
|
THE WHITE HOUSE: Remarks by the President at commissioning of the USS Harry S. Truman
M2 Presswire; 7/27/1998; 700+ words
; ...of the USS Harry S. Truman (C)1994...1913, Harry Truman was a young...President Truman's hometown of...landlocked. And Harry Truman was...1948, Harry Truman ordered the...President Truman's decisive act...the future Harry ...
|
|
Harry Truman, president of courage.
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 9/9/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...Sept. 17, 1948, Harry Truman began a whistle...election. It's comforting to recall...s Dixiecrats. Truman, who was unabashedly...in your mother's womb so you would...One of Truman's aides thought the...Give-'em-Hell Harry treated his staff...
|
|
|
Remarks at the Harry S Truman Library Institute Legacy of Leadership Dinner. (President Bill Clinton speech)(Transcript)
Newspaper article from: Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents; 10/30/1995; 700+ words
; ...talk about the meaning of Harry Truman's legacy for today and tomorrow...sharing with you a few thoughts about Harry Truman's legacy and what it means for today...here tonight, has followed in Harry Truman's footsteps in carrying forward America...
|
 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
|
Remembering Harry Truman, a man of truth.(Neighbor)(Our libraries)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 7/13/2003; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Sarah Long Harry Truman was vice president...upon Roosevelt's death, Truman...deal more about Truman by visiting the...personal account of Harry Truman visit the...Public Library, 355 S. Schoenbeck...Grandfather: Memories of Harry S. ...
|
|
Truman, Harry S.
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History
Truman, Harry S. (1884–1972), thirty‐third U.S. president.Born in Lamar, Missouri, a poor farmer's son, Harry Truman abandoned hope of a West Point education...
|
|
Harry S. Truman
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), thirty-third president of the United States, led America's transition from wartime to peacetime economy, forged the Truman doctrine, and made the decision to defend South Korea against Communist...
|
|
Truman, Harry S 1884-1972
Book article from: American Decades
TRUMAN, HARRY S 1884-1972 President of the united states, 1945-1953 Burdened President Harry S Truman became the thirty-third president of the United States upon the...
|
|
|
Harry S Truman and the AMA
Book article from: American Decades
HARRY S TRUMAN AND THE AMA National...Reaction Public reaction to Truman's plan was initially...OF THE 1940s Dr. Harry Bakwin, associate professor...case against medicine's modern "fads" for...election approached. After Truman's surprise victory...
|
|
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Harry S. Truman National Historic Site see National Parks and Monuments (table).
|
