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  2. Presidency of Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    Truman poses in 1959 at the recreation of the Truman Oval Office at the Truman Library in 1959, with the famous "The Buck Stops Here" sign on his desk. Truman's ranking in polls of historians and political scientists have never fallen lower than ninth, and he has ranked as high as fifth in a C-SPAN poll in 2009. [307]

  3. Harry S. Truman 1948 presidential campaign - Wikipedia

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    A few days after the New Hampshire primary, Truman formally announced he would not seek a second full term. [191] Truman was eventually able to persuade Adlai Stevenson to run, and the governor gained the nomination at the 1952 Democratic National Convention. [192]

  4. 1944 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia

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    Even so, many delegates refused to abandon Wallace. In the first ballot, with a pool of 17 candidates vying for 1143.5 votes, Wallace led with 429.5 votes, while Truman got 319.5 votes, but Wallace was short of the majority. The party leaders went to work talking to delegates, cutting deals and applying pressure to persuade them to select Truman.

  5. 1944 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

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    The Democratic Party's 1944 nomination for Vice President of the United States was determined at the 1944 Democratic National Convention on July 21, 1944. U.S. Senator Harry S. Truman from Missouri was nominated to be President Franklin D. Roosevelt's running mate in his bid to be re-elected for a fourth term.

  6. Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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    The highly unpopular Truman was handily defeated by Kefauver; 18 days later the president formally announced he would not seek a second full term. Truman was eventually able to persuade Stevenson to run, and the governor gained the nomination at the 1952 Democratic National Convention. [306

  7. 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.

  8. 1952 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary - Wikipedia

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    Truman: 50–60% Main article: 1952 Democratic Party presidential primaries The 1952 New Hampshire Democratic presidential primary was held on March 11, 1952, in New Hampshire as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1952 United States presidential election .

  9. Trump says he will not try to replace Fed's Powell - AOL

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    Last month, Powell said he would refuse to leave office early if Trump tried to oust him, arguing that removing him, or any of the other Fed governors, ahead of the end of their terms is "not ...