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Harry Truman

Harry S. Truman
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33rd President of the United States
In office
April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953
Vice President None (1945–1949)
Alben W. Barkley (1949–1953)
Preceded by Franklin D. Roosevelt
Succeeded by Dwight D. Eisenhower
34th Vice President of the United States
In office
January 20, 1945 – April 12, 1945
President Franklin D. Roosevelt
Preceded by Henry A. Wallace
Succeeded by Alben W. Barkley
United States Senator
from Missouri
In office
January 3, 1935 – January 17, 1945
Preceded by Roscoe C. Patterson
Succeeded by Frank P. Briggs
Presiding Judge of Jackson County, Missouri
In office
January 1, 1927 – January 3, 1935
Preceded by Elihu W. Hayes
Succeeded by Eugene I. Purcell
Judge of Jackson County, Missouri's Eastern District
In office
January 1, 1923 – January 1, 1925
Preceded by James E. Gilday
Succeeded by Henry Rummel
Personal details
Born (1884-05-08)May 8, 1884
Lamar, Missouri, U.S.
Died December 26, 1972(1972-12-26) (aged 88)
Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Resting place Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
Independence, Missouri
Political party Democratic
Spouse(s) Bess Wallace (m. 1919)
Children Margaret Truman
Education Independence High School
Kansas City Law School (withdrew)
Profession
Religion Baptist
Signature Cursive signature in ink
Military service
Allegiance  United States of America
Service/branch

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Years of service
Rank
Commands
Battles/wars

World War I

External video
Newsreel scenes in English of the assassination attempt on U.S. President Harry S. Truman

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World War I

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was an American politician who served as the 33rd President of the United States (1945–53), coming to office on the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in the last months of World War II. He is known for launching the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, for leading the Cold War against Soviet and Chinese communism through the Truman Doctrine and NATO, and intervening in the Korean War. In domestic affairs, he was a moderate Democrat whose liberal proposals were a continuation of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, but the Conservative-dominated Congress blocked most of them. He holds the record for vetoes at 180, and saw 12 overridden by Congress; Gerald Ford later tied that record. Under Executive Order 9981, he used presidential authority to desegregate the armed forces.

Truman served as a United States Senator from Missouri (1935–45) and briefly as Vice President (1945) before he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He presided over an unexpected surge in economic prosperity as America sought readjustment after long years of depression and war. His political coalition was based on the white South, labor unions, farmers, ethnic groups, and traditional Democrats across the North. Truman was able to rally these groups of supporters during the 1948 presidential election and win election to a presidential term in his own right.


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