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In Truman's second mid-term election, Republicans ran against Truman's proposed domestic policies and his handling of the Korean War. They picked up seats in both the House and the senate, but failed to gain control of either house of Congress. [296] Truman was particularly upset by the apparent success of those who campaigned on McCarthyism. [297]
Truman and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru during Nehru's visit to the United States, October 1949. The escalation of the Cold War was highlighted by Truman's approval of NSC 68, a secret statement of foreign policy. It called for tripling the defense budget, and the globalization and militarization of containment policy whereby the ...
The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2] Under the U.S. Constitution , the officeholder leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces . [ 3 ]
Before 1934, Truman ran four times for various administrative judgeships in Jackson County, Missouri. In 1922, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election and general election for Eastern Judge of Jackson County. In 1924, Truman won the Democratic Party Primary election but lost the general election for Eastern Judge of Jackson County.
Harry S. Truman’s stunning, come-from-behind victory in the 1948 presidential election has encouraged frissons of optimism for long-shot candidates ever since.
April 23 – President Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Marshal Joseph Stalin issue a joint statement during the evening, saying in part, "Any person guilty of maltreating or allowing any Allied prisoners of war, internees or deported citizens to be maltreated, whether in battle zone, on lines of communication, in a camp, hospital ...
Thus, Truman's election confirmed the Democratic Party's status as the nation's majority party. This was the last presidential election before the ratification of the 22nd Amendment in 1951, which would establish term limits for a president. This did not apply to the incumbent Truman, but as he chose not to run in 1952, this was the last ...
Speaking at a press conference, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said, “I listened to Mr. Trump’s election victory speech. I congratulate Mr. Trump wholeheartedly on his election victory.