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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.
Map of Truman's 1948 whistle-stop tour from 6 September to 5 November 1948. In the 19th century, when travel by railroad was the most common means of transport, politicians would charter tour trains which would travel from town to town. At each stop, the candidate would make a speech from the train, but might rarely set foot on the ground.
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. [360] In 2001, the University of Missouri established the Harry S. Truman School of Public Affairs to advance the study and practice of governance. [361]
Truman is a 1995 American biographical drama television film directed by Frank Pierson and written by Thomas Rickman, based on David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1992 book, Truman. [1] Starring Gary Sinise as Harry S. Truman , the film centers on Truman's humble beginnings, his rise to the presidency, World War II , and his decision to ...
Horatio's Drive: America's First Road Trip This is a surprisingly wacky and upbeat documentary about the first cross-country road trip. The protagonist, Dr. Horatio Nelson, is a spirited adventurer.
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.
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.
The documentary produced and narrated by him and wife Callista Gingrich, which premieres Tuesday on PBS at 10 p.m., features the stories of “nine individuals from diverse backgrounds who pursued ...