Harry S Truman - 32nd President of the United States

Harry S Truman

32nd President: 1945-1953

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Birth: May 8, 1884 in Barton County, Missouri

Birthplace information from American Presidents.org

Barton County, Missouri website

Death: December 26, 1972 at Kansas City, Missouri

Gravesite information from American Presidents.org

Picture of Grave

Biographies

White House biography

Congressional biography

Biography from infoplease.com

Books and Other Media

Truman – Audio Cassette

Conflict and Crisis : The Presidency of Harry S. Truman, 1945-1948

Man of the People : A Life of Harry S Truman

Harry S. Truman and the War Scare of 1948: A Successful Campaign to Deceive the Nation

Where the Buck Stops: The Personal and Private Writings of Harry S. Truman

The Awesome Power: Harry S. Truman as Commander in Chief

The Presidency of Harry S. Truman

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Cabinet/Staff

List by infoplease.com

George C. Marshall - Secretary of State & Secretary of Defense

Dean Acheson - Secretary of State

Election Results/Presidential Campaign

1948

Opponents: Thomas Dewey (R), Strom Thurmond (SR), Henry A. Wallace (P)

1948 Campaign and Election History

Story behind Dewey Defeats Truman headline

Events during Truman’s administration and lifetime

Outline of events during Truman’s administration

World War I Service

The Marshall Plan

Abolishment of segregation in the Armed Forces

Assassination Attempt

First lady and family

Bess Truman biography from the White House

Pictures of Bess Truman from the Library of Congress

Genealogy

Brian Tompsett’s US President genealogy page

Miscellaneous

Harry S Truman page from C-SPAN

PBS' American Experience: Truman

The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

Truman's Whistle Stop Campaign Remembered

Abolishment of segregation in the Armed Forces

Kansas City’s Fascination with Harry Truman

National Historic Sites/State Historic Sites/Landmarks/Places to Visit
Harry S.Truman Birthplace State Historic Site – Lamar, Missouri

Photographs from Harry S.Truman Birthplace - Lamar, Missouri

Harry S. Truman Library & Museum – Independence, Missouri

Harry S Truman National Historic Site – Independence/Grandview, Missouri

Truman Little White House – Key West, Florida

Pictures/Portraits

Pictures from the Library of Congress

Portrait from C-SPAN

Speeches/Papers/Publications

Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents

Presidential Speech Archive

The Papers of Harry S. Truman at Yale University Law School

Inaugural Address and background from Bartelby.com

Dewey Defeats Truman newspaper

Trivia

Trivia from The Presidential Facts Page

Foreign travels

Vice President

Alben Barkley biography

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