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Suddenly these and a host of other wartime problems became Truman’s when, on April 12, 1945, he became president when Roosevelt died. He told reporters, “I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me.”. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, on May 8, 1884. He grew up in Independence, and for twelve years prospered as ...
Harry Truman (1884-1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, holding office from the final months of World War II until January 1953. The son of a cattle farmer, Truman was born and raised in rural Missouri. He received a rudimentary education, starting school at age eight and graduating from high school in 1901 (he is the last US ...
Harry S. Truman: Life Before the Presidency. Harry S. Truman was born in the small town of Lamar, Missouri, on May 8, 1884. In 1890, Harry's parents, John and Martha, moved the family (which included Harry's brother Vivian and sister Mary Jane) to Independence, Missouri, a county-seat town of just 6,000 people.
Promising Americans a “Fair Deal” while campaigning against a “do-nothing Congress,” Truman changed the nation’s tune—from MILD to WILD about Harry. A new temporary exhibition, UPSET! Harry Truman and the 1948 Election , allows visitors to travel back in time to see how the most stunning surprise in U.S. presidential election history came about.
Harry S. Truman. USS Harry S. Truman underway in September 2018. USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) is the eighth Nimitz -class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, named after the 33rd President of the United States, Harry S. Truman. She is homeported at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
Recorded August 9, 1945. Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, from 1945 to 1953. He became president when President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office. Truman served as the 34th vice president of the United States for a short time, from January to April 1945.
September 1, 1945 [ Broadcast from the White House at 10 p.m. ] My fellow Americans, and the Supreme Allied Commander, General MacArthur, in Tokyo Bay: The thoughts and hopes of all America--indeed of all the civilized world--are centered tonight on the battleship Missouri.
