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Harry S. Truman fue un dirigente político estadounidense que militó en el Partido Demócrata. Se desempeñó como senador nacional y como vicepresidente del gobierno de Franklin D. Roosevelt . En abril de 1945, al morir Roosevelt, asumió como trigésimo tercer presidente de los Estados Unidos , cargo para el que fue reelecto en 1948.
Harry Truman was a child of Missouri. Born on May 8, 1884, in the town of Lamar, Truman grew up in Independence, only ten miles east of Kansas City. As a child he devoured history books and literature, played the piano enthusiastically, and dreamed of becoming a great soldier. His poor eyesight made a commission to West Point impossible ...
Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri, on May 8, 1884. He went to high school in Independence, Missouri. From 1900 until 1905 he held various small business positions, then for the next twelve years he farmed on his parents' land. In 1917, soon after the United States entered World War I (1914–18; a war fought in Europe between the ...
Harry Truman: A Featured Biography. Harry Truman was born in Missouri in 1884 and spent his childhood on his family's farm. Owing to the support of Missouri political boss Thomas Pendergast, Truman arrived in the United States Senate in 1935 with a poor reputation and the derisive nickname of “Senator from Pendergast.”. Truman soon ...
The new permanent exhibit, "Harry S. Truman: An Ordinary Man, His Extraordinary Journey" expands appreciation of this Midwestern farm boy who never went to college, his remarkable rise and enduring character. Through the biography and achievements of Harry Truman, future generations will come to understand both the possibilities and the ...
April 12, 1945. Harry S Truman Event Timeline. April 13, 1945. Executive Order 9538—Authorizing Certification for Probational Appointment of Persons Who Lost Opportunity for Probational... April 13, 1945. Executive Order 9539—Reinstating Avra M. Warren in the Foreign Service of the United States. April 13, 1945.
Predicated on “walking and remembrance,” the exhibition invites a promenade through space and time, memory and history, urging reflection upon how the past haunts the present—warning, teaching, urging care. The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum was established to preserve the papers, books, and other historical materials ...