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birthPlace
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Lamar, Missouri, United States
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commemoratedBy
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Harry S. Truman National Historic Site
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conflictParticipatedIn
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World War I
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countryOfCitizenship
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United States of America
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deathPlace
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Kansas City, Missouri, United States
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familyName
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President Harry S. Truman
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surface form:
Truman
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givenName
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Harry
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hasHonor
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Truman Presidential Library and Museum named after him
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headOfGovernmentOf
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United States of America
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headOfStateOf
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United States of America
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implementedPolicy
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Marshall Plan
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implementedPolicy
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Truman Doctrine
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influenced
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U.S. foreign policy of containment
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influenced
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postwar reconstruction of Western Europe
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instanceOf
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human
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ledDuring
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beginning of the Cold War
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ledDuring
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end of World War II
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memberOfPoliticalParty
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Democratic Party
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middleInitial
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S
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militaryBranch
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United States Army
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notableFor
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containment policy toward the Soviet Union
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notableFor
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decision to use atomic weapons in World War II
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notableFor
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recognition of the state of Israel
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occupation
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farmer
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occupation
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haberdasher
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occupation
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politician
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officeHeld
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U.S. Senator from Missouri
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officeHeld
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Vice President of the United States
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oversawEvent
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atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
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oversawEvent
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founding of the United Nations era
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oversawEvent
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start of the Korean War
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partOf
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Cold War era leaders
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partOf
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Allies of World War II
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surface form:
World War II Allied leadership
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positionHeld
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33rd president of the United States
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precededBy
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President Franklin D. Roosevelt
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surface form:
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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religion
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Baptist
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residence
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Independence, Missouri, United States
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roleInEvent
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ordered U.S. involvement in the Korean War
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roleInEvent
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oversaw demobilization after World War II
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signature
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Harry S. Truman signature
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spouse
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Bess Truman
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stateRepresented
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Missouri
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succeededBy
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
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termEnd
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1953-01-20
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termStart
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1945-04-12
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vicePresident
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Alben W. Barkley
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