Harry S. Truman
At a Glance
33rd President of the United States (1945-1953)
Born: May 8, 1884, Lamar, MO
Nickname: "Give ’Em Hell Harry"
Religion: Baptist
Marriage: June 28, 1919, to Elizabeth "Bess" Virginia Wallace (1885-1982)
Children: Mary Margaret (1924-2008)
Career: Farmer, Businessman, Public Official
Political Party: Democrat
Writings: Memoirs (2 vols., 1955-56)
Died: December 26, 1972, Kansas City, MO
Buried: Independence, MO
A Life in Brief: Harry S. Truman became President of the United States with the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945. During his nearly eight years in office, Truman confronted enormous challenges in both foreign and domestic affairs. Truman’s policies abroad, and especially toward the Soviet Union in the emerging Cold War, would become staples of American foreign policy for generations.More....
Essays on Harry S. Truman and His Administration
Consulting Editor: Alonzo L. Hamby
Professor Hamby is a Distinguished Professor of History at Ohio University. His writings include:
For the Survival of Democracy: Franklin Roosevelt and the World Crisis of the 1930s (Free Press, 2004)
Man of the People: A Life of Harry S. Truman (Oxford University Press, 1998)
Beyond the New Deal: Harry S. Truman and American Liberalism (Columbia University Press, 1973)
Presidential SpeechesBelow are selections from the Miller Center's Harry S. Truman speech collection. To view the Miller Center's other speeches by Harry S. Truman or by another President, please click the link below.
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Miller Center Scholarship and SpeakersThe Miller Center of Public Affairs is a national nonpartisan center to research, reflect, and report on American government, with special attention to the central role and history of the presidency. Below is a selection of Miller Center resources on Harry S. Truman.
President Harry Truman led the country as Commander in Chief during World War II. Click here to learn more about the Miller Center’s National War Powers Commission. Click here to learn more about the Center’s National Commission on the Presidency and Science Advising and its relationship to Truman. |
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May 8, 1945 - Announcing the Surrender of Germany