Biography: Harry Truman 7 Articles

by Tom Ontis

If you have ever read David McCullogh's Pulitzer Prize winning biography on Harry Truman, you were probably amazed at this man, a failure in business, who turned it all around to become one of our most beloved presidents....read more

by C. A. Pruit

Many people know about the sign Harry Truman had on his desk which said, "The Buck Stops Here", but what many don't know is the motto he had on his desk while he was a Senator. It was a quote from fellow Missourian Mark T...read more

by Margaret Hodapp

Although Harry S. Truman was vice-president to President Franklin Roosevelt, he was not briefed and had no inside information regarding the development of the atomic bomb. In fact, Truman rarely saw President Roosevelt. ...read more

by Will Kester

Harry S. Truman, 1884-1972, became President of the United Sates following the death of FDR; he is probably most remembered for being the only President to authorize the use of nuclear weapons. Truman began the Korean...read more

by Darian Peters

Harry S. Truman was the thirty-third President of the United States. He was born on 8th May, 1884 in to a farming family from Lamar, Missouri, and died on 26th December, 1972. He served as President from 1945-1953 with his...read more

by D. J. Poe

Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri in 1884. Unknowingly destined to become the 33rd President of the United States, he was unable to afford college and was raised on a farm. He became commissioned a lieutenant and...read more

by Melinda Mcmillan

He was the oldest of his sibling, which included his brother Vivian and sister Mary Jane. The son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman. On June 28, 1919, Truman married Bess Wallace, whom he had k...read more