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The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum was established to preserve the papers, books, and other historical materials relating to former President Harry S. Truman and to make them available to the people in a place suitable for exhibit and research.
Harry S. Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884, the son of John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman. The family, which soon included another boy, Vivian, and a girl, Mary Jane moved several times during Truman’s childhood and youth – first, in 1887, to a farm near Grandview, then, in 1890, to Independence, and ...
Harry S. Truman, (born May 8, 1884, Lamar, Mo., U.S.—died Dec. 26, 1972, Kansas City, Mo.), 33rd president of the U.S. (1945–53). He worked at various jobs before serving with distinction in World War I. He became a partner in a Kansas City haberdashery; when the business failed, he entered Democratic Party politics with the help of Thomas ...
Harry S. Truman. Harry S. Truman (8 Mei 1884 – 26 Desember 1972) adalah Presiden Amerika Serikat ke-33 (1945–1953). Sebelumnya, Truman menjabat wakil presiden Amerika Serikat. Ia menggantikan Franklin D. Roosevelt setelah sang presiden wafat. Pada masa jabatan kepresidenannya yang kedua, ia didampingi oleh wakil presiden Alben W. Barkley.
Used by President Truman to sign the Truman Doctrine on May 22, 1947 and the Bonn Peace Agreement August 22, 1952. On July 30, 1965, in the auditorium of the Truman Library, the table was used by President Johnson to sign the Medicare Bill into law. On March 12, 1999, the table was used for the "accession" of the Czech Republic and the nations ...
Harry S. Truman summary: Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States of America. He was born in 1884 in Missouri. Raised on a farm, Truman did not attend college. After working a variety of jobs, he returned to the family farm and joined the National Guard. Although past draft age and eligible for an exemption due to his status ...
From 1905 to 1911, Truman served in the Missouri National Guard. When the United States entered World War I, he helped organize the 2nd Regiment of Missouri Field Artillery, which was quickly called into Federal service as the 129th Field Artillery and sent to France. Truman was promoted to Captain and given command of the regiment's Battery D.
