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  2. Medal of Freedom (1945) - Wikipedia

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    The Medal of Freedom was a decoration established by President Harry S. Truman to honor civilians whose actions aided in the war efforts of the United States and its allies during and beyond World War II.

  3. Harry S. Truman - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. Photos show inaugural gowns first ladies have worn over the ...

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    No inaugural ball was held when President Harry S. Truman was sworn in shortly after Roosevelt's death in 1945. Bess Truman wore a matching skirt suit set with a ruffled blouse when her husband ...

  5. Japanese American Memorial to Patriotism During World War II

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    President Harry S. Truman, July 15, 1946 ("Remarks Upon Presenting a Citation to a Nisei Regiment", Harry S. Truman Library & Museum Archived October 8, 2016, at the Wayback Machine during which President Truman made the presentation in a ceremony on the Ellipse south of the White House grounds).

  6. Harry Truman’s world-changing decision: the atomic bomb and ...

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    But without Trumans decision to drop the atomic bombs, World War II would not have ended on the deck of the USS Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945, less than a month after Hiroshima. D.M. Giangreco is a ...

  7. White House Reconstruction - Wikipedia

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    The Public Buildings Administration was asked to investigate the condition of the White House, but no action was taken until January 1948. After the commissioner of the Public Buildings Administration, which had responsibility for the White House, noticed the Blue Room chandelier swaying overhead during another crowded reception, he and the White House Architect conducted their own on-site ...

  8. 1944 Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia

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    They privately told Roosevelt that they would fight Wallace's renomination, and they proposed Missouri Senator Harry S. Truman as FDR's new running mate. Truman had entered the Senate in January 1935 with a reputation as "the senator from Pendergast". Then he had become well known during the war as the chairman of a Senate investigating committee.

  9. List of international trips made by presidents of the United ...

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    Countries visited by Harry S. Truman during his presidency, 1945–53. Harry S. Truman made five international trips during his presidency. [19] Three months after ascending to the presidency, Truman made his only trans-Atlantic trip as president to participate in talks concerning how to administer the defeated Nazi Germany, which had agreed to ...