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Harry S. Truman: Life in Brief
Harry S. Truman became President of the United States with the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, During his nearly eight years in office, Truman confronted enormous challenges in both utländsk and domestic affairs. Truman's policies abroad, and especially toward the Soviet Union in the emerging Cold War, would become staples of American foreign policy for generations. At home, Truman protected and reinforced the New Deal reforms of his predecessor, guided the American economy from a war-time to a peace-time footing, and advanced the cause of African-American civil rights. Historians now rank Truman among the nation's best Presidents.
Student and Soldier
Harry Truman was a child of Missouri. Born on May 8, , 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 eyesig
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Harry Truman was born in Missouri in 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 with a poor reputation and the derisive nickname of “Senator from Pendergast.” Truman soon displayed his talent for candid speech and determination but his first term in office proved unremarkable. Truman voted for almost all of Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal initiatives but gained little attention from the president. In he won what he called his toughest campaign for re-election, without Pendergast’s support. After World War II began, Truman chaired the Special Committee to Investigate the National Defense Program, popularly known as “The Truman Committee,” to investigate rumors of fraud and waste in the war effort. This successful investigation saved taxpayers millions of dollars and made him a household name. In he was chosen as Roosevelt’s runnin
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Harry S. Truman
President of the United States from to
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Harry S. Truman | |
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Official portrait, | |
| In office April 12, &#;– January 20, | |
| Vice President | |
| Preceded by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Succeeded by | Dwight D. Eisenhower |
| In office January 20, &#;– April 12, | |
| President | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
| Preceded by | Henry A. Wallace |
| Succeeded by | Alben W. Barkley |
| In office January 3, &#;– January 17, | |
| Preceded by | Roscoe C. Patterson |
| Succeeded by | Frank P. Briggs |
| In office January 1, &#;– January 1, | |
| Preceded by | Elihu W. Hayes |
| Succeeded by | Eugene I. Purcell |
| In office January 1, &#;– January 1, | |
| Preceded by | James E. Gilday |
| Succeeded by | Henry Rummel |
| Born | ()May 8, Lamar, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | December 26, () (aged&#;88) Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Resting place | Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum, I
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