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Harry S. Truman (Lamar, Misuri; 8 de mayo de 1884-Kansas City, Misuri; 26 de diciembre de 1972) fue el trigésimo tercer presidente de los Estados Unidos desde 1945 hasta 1953. Miembro del Partido Demócrata , se desempeñó como trigésimo cuarto vicepresidente durante el breve cuarto mandato de Franklin Roosevelt entre enero y abril de 1945 y ...
Harry S. Truman [b] (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1935 to 1945 and briefly as the 34th vice president in 1945 under Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Harry S. Truman's tenure as the 33rd president of the United States began on April 12, 1945, upon the death of president Franklin D. Roosevelt, and ended on January 20, 1953. He had been vice president for only 82 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
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Harry S. Truman was born on May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri. The initial, "S", in Truman's name has no meaning. Truman was raised in Independence, Missouri. He lived for 12 years as a Missouri farmer. The presidential election of 1892 happened when Truman was eight years old. He wanted Grover Cleveland, a Democrat like Truman's family, to win. Grov...
Truman was active in the Democratic Party. In 1922, he was elected judge of Jackson County Court. Two years later, Truman lost the next county judge election. However, he was elected county judge again in 1926. In 1934, Truman was elected Senator of Missouri. He became a member of the Interstate Commerce Committee. He was also the vice-chairman of ...
In 1944, President Roosevelt ran for reelection again. Roosevelt was in bad health and he did not have much longer to live. The Democratic Party realized that whoever they selected as Vice Presidentcould be the next president of the United States. (In the U.S. government, if the President dies, the Vice President automatically becomes the new presi...
About becoming president, Truman said: "it felt like the moon, the stars, and all of the planetshad fallen upon me." Truman had become president during the last few months of World War II. While Truman was vice president, Roosevelt never told him much about World War II. At that time, people did not think of the Vice Presidency as an important job ...
Truman moved back to Missouri. He died on December 26, 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri of multiple organ failure caused by pneumoniaat the age of 88.
White House biography on Truman Archived 2006-07-06 at the Wayback Machine12 de abr. de 2024 · Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States (1945–53), who led his country through the final stages of World War II and through the early years of the Cold War, vigorously opposing Soviet expansionism in Europe and sending U.S. forces to turn back a communist invasion during the Korean War.
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- Harry S. Truman served as the 33rd president of the United States from April 12, 1945, to January 20, 1953.
- Vice President Harry S. Truman was sworn in as president of the United States on April 12, 1945, after the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt...
- Harry S. Truman authorized the development of the hydrogen bomb in 1950 to maintain an arms lead over the Soviet Union. By the end of the decade, t...
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28 de sept. de 2023 · Harry S. Truman fue un político estadounidense del Partido Demócrata que se desempeñó como senador entre 1935 y 1945 y fue vicepresidente de Franklin D. Roosevelt durante los primeros meses de 1945. Tras la muerte de Roosevelt, en abril de 1945, se convirtió en presidente de Estados Unidos hasta 1953.
12 de nov. de 2009 · Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), the 33rd U.S. president, assumed office following the death of President Franklin Roosevelt (1882-1945). In the White House from 1945 to 1953, Truman made the...
