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8th May 1884

Harry S. Truman

American politician, 33rd President of the United States (in office from 1945 to 1953)

Harry S. Truman was an American statesman who served as the 33rd President of the United States (1945–1953), taking office upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. A World War I veteran, he assumed the presidency during the waning months of World War II and the beginning of the Cold War. He is known for implementing the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, for the establishment of the Truman Doctrine and NATO against Soviet and Chinese Communism, and for intervening in the Korean War. In domestic affairs, he was a moderate Democrat whose liberal proposals were a continuation of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, but the conservative-dominated Congress blocked most of them. He used the veto power 180 times, more than any president since and saw 12 overridden by Congress; only Grover Cleveland and Franklin D. Roosevelt used the veto so often and only Gerald Ford and Andrew Johnson saw so many veto overrides. He is the only world leader to have used nuclear weapons in war. He desegregated the U.S. Armed Forces, supported a newly independent Israel and was a founder of the United Nations.

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  • Harry S. Truman
  • Lived from
    1884 - 1972 (Died age 88)
  • Birthday:
    8th May 1884
  • Gender:
    Male
  • Star Sign:
    Taurus
  • Place of Birth:
    Lamar, Missouri
  • Country:
    United States of America

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