Truman, Harry S
Died: 1972 AD, at 88 years of age.
Nationality: American
Categories: Presidents
US Democratic politician
1922-1924 - Judge of Eastern District of Jackson County, Missouri.
1926-1934 - Presiding judge of Jackson County, Missouri.
1935-1945 - Senator from Missouri.
1945 - Vice-president of US.
1945-1953 - The 33rd president of US.
1945 - Ordered atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
1947 - Promulgated Truman Doctrine.
1947 - Vetoed Taft-Hartley Act (nevertheless passed over Truman's veto).
1948 - 1952 - Approved Marshall Plan to aid postwar Europe.
1949 - Initiated Fair Deal domestic policy, including Housing Act.
Won UN mandate to expel North Korean troops from South Korea (Start of Korean War).
1950 - Survived assassination attempt by two Puerto Rican nationalists.
1951 - Relieved Douglas MacArthur of command of US-led UN force in Korea.
1952 - Ordered federal seizure of steel mills, to prevent national steel strike during Korean War (seizure negated by Supreme Court).
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Truman by David McCullough (Paperback - Jun 14, 1993) This warm biography of Harry Truman is both an historical evaluation of his presidency and a paean to the man's rock-solid American values. Truman was a compromise candidate for vice president,...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Harry S. Truman: The American Presidents Series: The 33rd President, 1945-1953 (The American Presidents Series:) by Robert Dallek (Hardcover - Sep 2, 2008) The plainspoken man from Missouri who never expected to be president yet rose to become one of the greatest leaders of the twentieth centuryIn April 1945, after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt... Not yet published |
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The Wit&Wisdom of Harry S. Truman by Ralph Keyes (Hardcover - Oct 12, 1999) The words of a politician who knew his own mind and wasn't afraid to speak it, this volume truly captures the sprit of "Give 'em Hell" Harry, with the excerpts of letters, speeches, diary entries,...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman by Harry S. Truman (Paperback - Sep 26, 2002) "Truman the 'man' may be found in these writings and that in itself makes the collection worth reading."-ChoiceThe Autobiography of Harry S. Truman is a compilation of autobiographical writings...  Usually ships in 24 hours |
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Dear Bess: The Letters from Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959 (Give 'em Hell Harry Series) by Harry S. Truman (Paperback - Aug 26, 1998) Usually ships in 24 hours |
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The Presidency of Harry S. Truman (American Presidency Series) by Donald McCoy (Paperback - Aug 26, 1984) Tough, concerned, direct, occasionally vulgar, and often partisan--Harry S. Truman would never completely work himself out from the shadow of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Yet Truman partly commands our... In stock soon. Order now to get in line. First come, first served. |
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