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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.
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 on January 20, 1953. He had been vice president for only 82 days when he succeeded to the presidency.
Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, from 1945 to 1953. He became president when President Franklin D. Roosevelt died in office. Truman served as the 34th vice president of the United States for a short time, from January to April 1945.
Harry S. Truman, 33rd president of the United States (1945–53), who led his country through the final stages of World War II and through the early years of the Cold War, vigorously opposing Soviet expansionism in Europe and sending U.S. forces to turn back a communist invasion during the Korean War.
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 inside the White House in Washington, D.C., following the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt earlier that day.
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 ended on January 20, 1953.
Nov 12, 2009 · Harry S. Truman (1884-1972), the 33rd U.S. president, assumed office following the death of President Franklin Roosevelt (1882-1945). In the White House from 1945 to 1953, Truman made the...
He became a Senator in 1934. During World War II he headed the Senate war investigating committee, checking into waste and corruption and saving perhaps as much as 15 billion dollars. As President,...
Feb 19, 2018 · Harry S. Truman served as captain of Battery D of the 129th Field Artillery Regiment in World War I. He and his regiment, attached to the 35th Division, served in the Vosges mountains and the Meuse-Argonne campaign in 1918.
Dates In Office: April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953. Age in Office: 60. Birth - Death: May 08, 1884 to December 26, 1972. Party: Democratic. Location Born: Missouri. Office: Vice-President of the United States. Religion: Baptist. More Resources. HARRY S. TRUMAN EVENT TIMELINE. FIRST LADY BESS TRUMAN. TRUMAN PRESIDENTIAL SITES AND ORGANIZATIONS:
