Harry S. Truman for his advocacy of national health insurance

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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, noted for championing a national health insurance program as part of his broader post–World War II social welfare agenda.

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instanceOf President of the United States
advocate of national health insurance
human
politician
advocatedFor expansion of Social Security
federal role in financing health care
universal health insurance coverage
conflictParticipatedIn World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1884-05-08
dateOfDeath 1972-12-26
endTimeOfPresidency 1953-01-20
era post–World War II era
fullName President Harry S. Truman
surface form: Harry S. Truman
givenName Harry
honoredBy being the first Medicare enrollee in 1965
ideology American liberalism
influenced development of Medicare
later U.S. health reform debates
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank captain
notableFor Fair Deal
surface form: Fair Deal domestic program

Marshall Plan support
Truman Doctrine
advocacy of national health insurance
decision to use atomic bombs in World War II
officeHeld President of the United States
U.S. Senator from Missouri
Vice President of the United States
opposedBy American Medical Association on health insurance proposals
conservative coalition in Congress on health insurance
placeOfBirth Lamar, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath Kansas City, Missouri, United States
policyArea health care
social welfare
policyGoal compulsory national health insurance
positionHeld 33rd president of the United States
precededBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
presidentOf United States of America
proposed Fair Deal
national health insurance program
religion Baptist
residence Independence, Missouri, United States
spouse Bess Truman
startTimeOfPresidency 1945-04-12
submittedToCongress national health insurance plan in 1945
revised national health insurance proposals in 1948
succeededBy Dwight D. Eisenhower
vicePresidentOf United States of America

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Social Security Amendments of 1965 honored Harry S. Truman for his advocacy of national health insurance