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  2. Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    In 2004, the President Harry S. Truman Fellowship in National Security Science and Engineering was created as a distinguished postdoctoral three-year appointment at Sandia National Laboratories. [362] In 2001, the University of Missouri established the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs to advance the study and practice of governance. [363]

  3. Off the Record: The Private Papers of Harry S. Truman

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    Ferrell devoted particular attention to Truman, writing or editing more than a dozen books on his life and presidency, including the 1983 New York Times bestseller Dear Bess: The Letters From Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959, [6] the 1994 biography Harry S. Truman: A Life, [7] 2002's The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman, [8] and 1994's Choosing ...

  4. Presidency of Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    Harry S. Truman's tenure as the 33rd president of the United States began on April 12, 1945, upon the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, and ended on January 20, 1953. He had been vice president for only 82 days when he succeeded to the presidency.

  5. List of federal political scandals in the United States

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    He was pardoned by President Harry Truman (D) in 1952. [173] [174] Andrew J. May (D-KY) was convicted of accepting bribes in 1947 from a war munitions manufacturer. He was sentenced to nine months in prison, after which he was pardoned by Truman (D) in 1952. [175]

  6. William Fox (producer) - Wikipedia

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    In 1943, Fox served a five-month and seventeen day prison sentence on charges of conspiring to obstruct justice and defraud the United States, in connection with his bankruptcy. [19] Years after his prison release, U.S. President Harry Truman would grant Fox a Presidential pardon.

  7. 10 fascinating facts about President Harry S. Truman - AOL

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    Harry Truman went from being a county judge to deciding to use atomic warfare at World War II’s end. Here’s a quick look at 10 facts about Truman’s sudden ascendancy to the White House—and ...

  8. Harry Truman desegregated the military 75 years ago. Biden ...

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    President Harry Truman went around a stalemated Congress 75 years ago and issued an executive order to desegregate the military, offering a crucial victory for the Civil Rights Movement.

  9. 1949 State of the Union Address - Wikipedia

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    The 1949 State of the Union Address was given by Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United States, on Wednesday, January 5, 1949, to the 81st United States Congress in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. [1] It was Truman's fourth State of the Union Address.