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...
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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...
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The presidency of Harry S. Truman began on April 12, 1945, when Harry S. Truman became the 33rd president upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, and...
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The first inauguration of Harry S. Truman as the 33rd president of the United States was held at 7:09 pm on Thursday, April 12, 1945, at the Cabinet Room...
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Torresola attempted to assassinate President Harry S. Truman at the Blair House during the renovation of the White House. Both men were stopped before...
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the presidency of Harry S. Truman. Truman's plans to build a balcony off the Yellow Oval Room were controversial. Truman argued that the addition of a balcony...
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second inauguration of Harry S. Truman as president of the United States was held on Thursday, January 20, 1949, at the East Portico of the United States...
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1948 United States presidential election (redirect from Dump Truman)
United States on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey...
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The main issues of the United States foreign policy during the 1945–1953 presidency of Harry S. Truman include: Final stages of World War II included...
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In 1948, Harry S. Truman and Alben W. Barkley were elected president and vice president of the United States, defeating Republican nominees Thomas E....
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See also the bibliographies at Harry S. Truman, Presidency of Harry S. Truman, and Foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration. Catsam, Derek...
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primary goal of countering the growth of the Soviet bloc during the Cold War. It was announced to Congress by President Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947...
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successful U.S. television program; The Toast of the Town also debuts 1948 – Berlin Blockade 1948 – U.S. presidential election, 1948: Harry S. Truman is elected...
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Harry S. Truman's inaugural address, known as the Four Point Speech, was delivered by United States president Harry S. Truman, on Thursday, January 20...
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Failed assassination attempt by two Puerto Rican nationals on President Harry S. Truman while he was living at Blair House. 1951 – 22nd Amendment, establishing...
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The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and resting place of Harry S. Truman, the 33rd president of the United...
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Elizabeth Virginia Truman (née Wallace; February 13, 1885 – October 18, 1982) was the wife of President Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States...
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Fair Deal (redirect from Harry Truman Fair Deal)
Fair Deal was a set of proposals put forward by U.S. President Harry S. Truman to Congress in 1945 and in his January 1949 State of the Union Address....
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The Harry S. Truman Scholarship is a graduate fellowship in the United States for public service leadership. It is a federally funded scholarship granted...
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Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States from 1945 to 1953. Harry Truman may also refer to: Harry S Truman State Park,...
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During his two terms in office, President Harry S. Truman appointed four members of the Supreme Court of the United States: Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson...
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Hoover Commission (redirect from Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government)
the Commission on Organization of the Executive Branch of the Government, was a body appointed by President Harry S. Truman in 1947 to recommend administrative...
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January 2018. Harry S. Truman, Diary, July 25, 1945. File Unit: Ross, Mr. And MRS. Charles G. [Truman's Potsdam diary], 1945–1953. Harry S. Truman Presidential...
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the Guam Organic Act of 1950 was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman, making Guam an organized territory. History of Guam American imperialism...
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Oscar L. Chapman (category Truman administration cabinet members)
the Democratic Party and served as the U.S. Secretary of the Interior, during the Presidency of Harry S. Truman, from 1949 to 1953. Chapman was born in...
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Cold War (1948–1953) (redirect from Second phase of the Cold War)
Attlee (UK); Harry Truman (US); Vincent Auriol (France); Joseph Stalin (USSR); Chiang Kai-shek (China) 1950–51: Clement Attlee (UK); Harry Truman (US); Vincent...
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Cold War (redirect from End of the Cold War (1962-1991))
pressure, an early success of containment policy. By 1947, US president Harry S. Truman was outraged by the perceived resistance of the Soviet Union to American...
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Containment (redirect from Policy of containment)
George F. Kennan during the post-World War II term of U.S. President Harry S. Truman. As a description of U.S. foreign policy, the word originated in a report...
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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...
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Point Four Program (category Presidency of Harry S. Truman)
program for "developing countries" announced by United States President Harry S. Truman in his inaugural address on January 20, 1949. It took its name from...
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