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April 12 – Harry S. Truman is inaugurated as the 33rd president of the United States in a ceremony in the Cabinet Room, the oath being administered by Chief Justice of the United States Harlan F. Stone and completed exactly two hours and thirty four minutes after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
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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.
President Truman signing a proclamation declaring a national emergency and authorizing U.S. entry into the Korean War President Truman (right) and General Douglas MacArthur at Wake Island, October 1950. Following World War II, the United States and the Soviet Union occupied Korea, which had been a colony of the Japanese Empire.
Harry Truman's ascension to the presidency after Franklin Roosevelt's death was a rocky one, and it came at a pivotal time in the nation's history. Once a senator who complained that the 32nd ...
President Length in days Order of presidency Number of terms 1: Franklin D. Roosevelt: 4,422 [b] 32nd • March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 [c] Three full terms; died 2 months and 23 days into fourth term 2 tie: Thomas Jefferson: 2,922 3rd • March 4, 1801 – March 4, 1809: Two full terms James Madison: 2,922 4th • March 4, 1809 – March 4 ...
Harry Truman and Bess Truman's home. Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images The Trumans had lived at 219 North Delaware Street since they married in 1919, according to the ...
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.