President Harry S. Truman

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President Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, known for making the decision to use atomic bombs in World War II, implementing the Marshall Plan, and shaping early Cold War policy.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf President of the United States
human
birthDate 1884-05-08
birthPlace Lamar, Missouri, United States
child Margaret Truman
conflict World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
createdOrganization Central Intelligence Agency
Department of Defense of the United States
United States Air Force
deathDate 1972-12-26
deathPlace Kansas City, Missouri, United States
education Independence High School
familyName Truman
givenName Harry
hasMonument Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum
honorificSuffix S.
implementedPolicy Fair Deal
Marshall Plan
Point Four Program
Truman Doctrine
containment policy
desegregation of the U.S. armed forces
recognition of the State of Israel
leftOffice 1953-01-20
memberOfPoliticalParty Democratic Party
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Captain
notableDecision authorization of atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
notableEvent Berlin Airlift
Korean War
end of World War II in the Pacific
start of the Cold War
occupation farmer
haberdasher
politician
positionHeld 33rd President of the United States
34th Vice President of the United States
Captain in the United States Army
United States Senator from Missouri
predecessor Franklin D. Roosevelt
religion Baptist
residence Independence, Missouri, United States
signedInstrument National Security Act of 1947
North Atlantic Treaty
spouse Bess Truman
successor Dwight D. Eisenhower
supportedOrganization North Atlantic Treaty Organization
tookOffice 1945-04-12
vicePresident Alben W. Barkley

Referenced by (225)
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Administrative Procedure Act ("Harry S. Truman")
Administrative Procedure Act ("Harry S. Truman")
Agricultural Act of 1949 ("Harry S. Truman")
Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ("Harry S. Truman")
Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 ("Harry S. Truman")
Defense Production Act of 1950 ("Harry S. Truman")
Employment Act of 1946 ("Harry S. Truman")
Executive Order 10193 ("Harry S. Truman")
Executive Order 9981 ("Harry S. Truman")
Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 ("Harry S. Truman")
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ("Harry S. Truman")
Foreign Service Act of 1946 ("Harry S. Truman")
Housing Act of 1949 ("Harry S. Truman")
Immigration and Nationality Act ("Harry S. Truman")
Immigration and Nationality Act ("Harry S. Truman")
McMahon Act ("Harry S. Truman")
National Science Foundation Act of 1950 ("Harry S. Truman")
National Security Act Amendments of 1949 ("Harry S. Truman")
National Security Act of 1947 ("Harry S. Truman")
Organic Act of Guam ("Harry S. Truman")
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act ("Harry S. Truman")
Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 ("Harry S. Truman")
Potsdam Declaration ("Harry S. Truman")
Presidential Succession Act ("Harry S. Truman")
Pub.L. 82–414 ("Harry S. Truman")
Public Law 600 ("Harry S. Truman")
Public Law 79-304 ("Harry S. Truman")
Public Law 79-585 ("Harry S. Truman")
Public Law 80-253 ("Harry S. Truman")
Public Law 80-49 ("Harry S. Truman")
Public Law 81-110 ("Harry S. Truman")
Public Law 81-171 ("Harry S. Truman")
Social Security Amendments of 1950 ("Harry S. Truman")
Taft–Hartley Act ("Harry S. Truman")
Uniform Code of Military Justice ("Harry S. Truman")
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Committee on Civil Rights ("Harry S. Truman")
David E. Lilienthal ("Harry S. Truman")
Henry L. Stimson ("Harry S. Truman")
James F. Byrnes ("Harry S. Truman")
James V. Forrestal ("Harry S. Truman")
James V. Forrestal ("Harry S. Truman")
Kenneth C. Royall ("Harry S. Truman")
Leon H. Keyserling ("Harry S. Truman")
Lewis L. Strauss ("Harry S. Truman")
Omar Bradley ("Harry S. Truman")
SCAP ("Harry S. Truman")
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Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum ("Harry S. Truman")
Harry S. Truman Presidential Walking Trail (around the Square) ("Harry S. Truman")
Truman Doctrine ("Harry S. Truman")
Truman Sports Complex ("Harry S. Truman")
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Employment Act of 1946 ("Harry S. Truman")
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 ("Harry S. Truman")
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Public Law 80-49 ("Harry S. Truman")
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Harry S. Truman ("Truman")
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Public Law 80-253 ("Harry S. Truman")
Public Law 81-110 ("Harry S. Truman")
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Bess Truman ("Harry S. Truman")
Bess Truman ("Harry S. Truman")
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Clifton Daniel ("Harry S. Truman")
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1949 State of the Union Address ("Harry S. Truman")
1950 State of the Union Address ("Harry S. Truman")
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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site ("Harry S. Truman")
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Fair Deal ("Harry S. Truman")
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Secret City
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Madge Gates Wallace ("Harry S. Truman")
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Margaret Gates Wallace ("Harry S. Truman")
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James F. Byrnes ("Harry S. Truman")
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Chester Bowles ("Harry S. Truman")
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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site ("Harry S. Truman")
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S (middle initial of Harry S. Truman) ("Harry S. Truman")
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George C. Marshall
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Lillian Rogers Parks ("Harry S. Truman")
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