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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.A member of the Democratic Party, he assumed the presidency after Franklin D. Roosevelt's death, as he was vice president at the time.
As he readied for the 1948 election, Truman made clear his identity as a Democrat in the New Deal tradition, advocating a national health care system, repeal of the Taft–Hartley Act, federal aid to education, expanded public housing programs, a higher minimum wage, more public power projects like the Tennessee Valley Authority, and a more ...
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party candidates, becoming the third president to succeed to the presidency upon his predecessor's death and be elected to a full term.
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Jamie Raskin, D-Md., 61, the Oversight Committee’s top Democrat this Congress, announced he would challenge Rep. Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., 77, the former chairman and incumbent ranking member of the ...
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.
Donald Trump's second inauguration will be a triumphant return for a former president many believed to be permanently barred from Washington four years ago after denying his 2020 election loss ...
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