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   4 hours ago · e. Harry S. Truman [b] (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 previously served as a United States senator from Missouri from 1935 to 1945 and briefly as the 34th vice president in 1945 under Franklin D. Roosevelt.

   • President: Franklin D. Roosevelt
   • Preceded by: Franklin D. Roosevelt

   • Born: May 8, 1884, Lamar, Missouri, U.S.
   • Succeeded by: Dwight D. Eisenhower

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   4 hours ago · Cousin Vic slept in the Lincoln Bedroom. By Grace Housholder ghousholder@kpcmedia.com. 1 min ago. 0. 1 of 5. President Harry Truman welcomed Vic Housholder to the White House, Feb. 7-8, 1947 ...

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   4 hours ago · What do you think President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s response might have been if another nation had called on him to stop U.S. and Allied forces from taking Berlin and squashing the Nazi regime in 1945? Same question about President Harry Truman when it came to dropping nuclear bombs on Japan, prompting its swift surrender?

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   4 hours ago · Join us at the Open House of the Missouri Model Railroad Museum on Train Day, May 11-12 from 10 AM to 4 PM! Enjoy LEGO exhibits from KC BrickLab, model railroad displays, railroad artwork, a Harry S. Truman impersonator, and more!

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   When did Truman become president?

   • Between 1940 and 1944, he gained national prominence as chairman of the Truman Committee, which was aimed at reducing waste and inefficiency in wartime contracts. Truman was elected vice president in the 1944 presidential election and assumed the presidency upon Roosevelt's death in April 1945.

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   Why is Chicago called Harry S Truman College?

   • A member institution of the City Colleges of Chicago, Harry S. Truman College in Chicago, Illinois, is named in his honor for his dedication to public colleges and universities. In 2000, the headquarters for the State Department, built in the 1930s but never officially named, was dedicated as the Harry S. Truman Building.

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   What office did President Truman use?

   • Truman mostly presided over the Senate and attended parties and receptions. He kept the same offices from his Senate years, mostly only using the Vice President's official office in the Capitol to greet visitors. Truman was the first vice president to have a Secret Service agent assigned to him.

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   Was Truman a 'near Great' President?

   • American public feeling towards Truman grew steadily warmer with the passing years; as early as 1962, a poll of 75 historians conducted by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr. ranked Truman among the "near great" presidents.

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10. en.granma.cu › obama-in-cuba › 2024/05/11John Kerry arrives in Havana tomorrow to open U.S. embassy

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    4 hours ago · This is the first visit by a U.S. Secretary of State to the island since 1945, when Edward R. Stettinius was here, during the administration of Harry S. Truman.

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    10 hours ago · Congress' bill establishing an annual National Day of Prayer was signed into law by President Harry S. Truman on April 17, 1952. ... Fort Buchanan is the Army's home in the Caribbean and serves a ...