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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.Serving as vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Truman is a 1997 two-part television documentary film about Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the United States. Produced by PBS for The American Experience (now American Experience ) documentary program, it recounts Truman's life from childhood to his presidency.
Harry S. Truman and the Modern American Presidency (1983) [49] Truman: A Centenary Remembrance, 1884–1972 (1984) [50] Woodrow Wilson and World War I, 1917–1921 (New American Nation Series, 1985) [51] "Truman's Place in History" in Reviews in American History (March 1990) [52] Harry S. Truman: His Life On the Family Farms (1991) [53]
Like Truman before him, Biden made what The New York Times rightly calls “an extraordinary use of executive power.” Like Truman, his use of that power will soon face a court challenge.
Truman died on Dec. 26, 1972 — exactly 50 years ago. The following morning, as Independence prepared for a presidential funeral, Pritchard, then 15, grabbed the family’s Super 8 video camera ...
First there was Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Then, Jefferson County, Alabama. Now, hold onto your hats folks -- we could be just days away from seeing the biggest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history ...
Truman initially hoped to work with Republican leaders in Congress, focusing on the passage of housing programs and other potential areas of common ground. [200] Truman and the 80th Congress were able to agree on a balanced budget, albeit one that spent less on defense and some other programs that Truman favored.
At 101, Sandy Horwitz has participated in 80 general elections and 21 presidential elections. He cast his first vote in 1944 for Franklin D. Roosevelt using an absentee ballot.