by Jerry Curtis
The legacy of Harry Truman - the feisty Missourian, failed dirt farmer and haberdasher, and product of the Kansas City political machine - was that he stood at the center of, and without hesitation made, some of the most i...read more
by Drew Burrage
"A warm wind began to blow. Here and there in the distance I saw many small fires, like elf-fires, smoldering. Nagasaki had been completely destroyed." Yosuke Yamahata, photographer. On August 6th, 1945, the bombing of Hi...read more
by James Harvey
On April 12,1945 Harry S.Truman received an urgent call from FDR's widow, Eleanor Roosevelt. He rushed to the White House to find out what was the trouble. He was told in part "you are the one in trouble now." Frank...read more
by EMoore
Harry Truman, a poor farm boy in Missouri making it all the way to the White House is the stuff of legends, indeed. There was something about the way he spoke his mind, the way he didn't hedge on making decisions that had ...read more
Harry S. Truman, the thirty-third President of the United States, was born in to a farming family in Lamar, Missouri, on 8th May, 1884. He served from 1945-1953, initially replacing the deceased F.D. Roosevelt. It fell on ...read more
Harry Truman was the thirty-third President of the United States, from April 12, 1945, until January 4, 1953. He was Vice President during Franklin D. Roosevelt's fourth term as President, and became President when Rooseve...read more
by Shawn Borin
Presidential history differs from the other disciplines of history in that from the moment a president takes office his legacy and background are under scrutiny. As soon as a president first walks through the front door of...read more
During the policy forming years of the cold war it was left down to two men so separated by their past but united in their common goal, the threat of Soviet Russia and the protection of American interests abroad. Harry S. ...read more
The underdog president from Missouri looked like a physics professor than a politician. Harry S. Truman might've been the only president to wear perscription glasses throughout his two terms. President Harry S. Truman too...read more
Harry Truman succeeded to presidency, 1945. To end the conflict with Japan, he authorized the dropping of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Harry introduced a program that would later be labeled the "fa...read more
by Tom Koecke
Harry S Truman was the President Samuel Clemens may have been if Sam did not despise politicians as much as Harry Truman did. His motto was "the buck stops here," and it did indeed. He spoke his mind abruptly, much as I im...read more
Harry Truman was president at one of the most crucial times in recent history. His decisions would inevitably have a massive impact on the world. Although he was extremely unpopular when he left office, after his death m...read more
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