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Harry S. Truman

ह्यारी एस ट्रुम्यान

President of the United States from 1945 to 1953; politician (1884–1972)

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in April. Truman set up the Marshall Plan to rebuild the badly damaged economy of Western Europe. He established the Truman Doctrine and supported the founding of NATO to contain the expansion of Soviet communism. A member of the Democratic Party, he proposed numerous New Deal coalition liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the conservative coalition that dominated the United States Congress.

Quick facts

Born
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Place of birth
Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site wd
Died
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Place of death
Research Medical Center wd
Citizenship
United States wd
Occupation
politician, judge, businessperson, military officer, diarist, captain wd
Political party
Democratic Party wd
Education
University of Missouri–Kansas City, William Chrisman High School wd
Spouse
Bess Truman wd

Positions held wd

  • President of the United States (12 April 1945 – 20 January 1953)
  • Vice President of the United States (20 January 1945 – 12 April 1945)
  • United States senator (3 January 1945 – 17 January 1945)
  • United States senator (3 January 1943 – 3 January 1945)
  • United States senator (3 January 1941 – 3 January 1943)
  • United States senator (3 January 1939 – 3 January 1941)
  • United States senator (3 January 1937 – 3 January 1939)
  • United States senator (3 January 1935 – 3 January 1937)
  • Governor-General of the Philippines
  • senator

Awards wd

  • Congressional Gold Medal
  • Armed Forces Reserve Medal
  • World War II Victory Medal
  • Silver T-Square Award (1950)

About

Born in rural Missouri, Truman was raised in Independence, Missouri, and during World War I, he fought in France as a captain in the Field Artillery. Returning home, he opened a haberdashery in Kansas City, Missouri, and was elected as a judge of Jackson County in 1922. Truman was elected to the U.S. Senate for Missouri in 1934. Between 1940 and 1944, he gained national prominence as the chairman of the Truman Committee, which aimed to reduce waste and inefficiency in wartime contracts. Truman was elected vice president in the 1944 presidential election and became president upon Roosevelt's death in April 1945. Only then was he told about the ongoing Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb. Truman authorized the first and only use of nuclear weapons in war against the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Truman's administration engaged in an internationalist foreign policy by working closely with Britain. Truman staunchly denounced isolationism. He energized the New Deal coalition during the 1948 presidential election, despite some Democrats splitting off into the Dixiecrats, and defeated both the Republican Party nominee Thomas E. Dewey and Dixiecrat Strom Thurmond. Truman presided over the onset of the Cold War in 1947. He oversaw the…

Questions

When was Harry S. Truman born?
Harry S. Truman was born on 8 May 1884 in Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site.
What positions has Harry S. Truman held?
Positions held by Harry S. Truman include: President of the United States (1945–1953); Vice President of the United States (1945–1945); United States senator (1945–1945); United States senator (1943–1945); United States senator (1941–1943).
Where did Harry S. Truman study?
Harry S. Truman was educated at University of Missouri–Kansas City, William Chrisman High School.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Harry S. Truman · CC BY-SA 4.0
  2. Wikipedia (Nepali): ह्यारी एस ट्रुम्यान · CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. Wikidata item Q11613 · CC0 1.0
  4. Image: TRUMAN 58-766-06 (cropped).jpg by National Archives and Records Administration. Office of Presidential Libraries. Harry S. Truman Library. (Public domain)

Last updated · facts checked 7 November 2026

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