Harry S Truman
President of the United States of America
1945 - 1953
The early years…
Born May 8, 1884 in Missouri
The “S” is not an abbreviation
Humble beginnings
Farmer for 12 years and haberdasher
Did not attend college
The later years…
Fought in France during WWI
Married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace
Elected judge of Jackson County Court (1922)
Elected Senator (1934) Senate war committee
President – April 12, 1945
Died December 26, 1972
Gaining the Presidency
Was not elected to first term
Vice President for 82 days President Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Suffered massive stroke Passed April 12, 1945
Truman sworn in as President same day
Elected to second term in 1948
Presidential Achievements
Ratified United Nations Charter
First armed defense in Korea
First use of atomic bomb
Hiroshima – August 6, 1945
Nagasaki – August 9, 1945
V-J Day – August 14, 1945
Ending WWII
Presidential Achievements
21 – Point Program Fair Employment Practices Act Social Security expansion
The Marshall Plan Economic recovery in Western Europe
The Truman Doctrine Give aid to Greece and Turkey
The Legacy of Harry S Truman
Former President’s Act
$25,000 yearly pension
Influenced by his poor financial standing
Medicare – Lyndon B. Johnson
Received first two cards with wife Bess
The Truman Library
First Presidential library
USS Harry Truman
Resources
http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ht33.html
http://www.trumanlibrary.org/photographs/view.php?id=433&rr
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http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/fdrbio.html
http://www.navybuddies.com/cvn/cvn75.html
By: David Smith
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