Harry S. Truman
32nd President
(1945-1953)
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Birth:
May 8, 1884 at Lamar, Missouri
Death:
December 26, 1972 at Kansas City, Missouri
The Life of President Harry Truman
Birthplace and Gravesite
Photographs of Truman Birthplace — Lamar, Missouri
Photographs of Truman Gravesite — Independence, Missouri
First Lady & Family
Bess Truman Biography from the White House
Pictures of Bess Truman from the Library of Congress
Margaret Truman
Genealogy
Harry Truman ancestry
Genealogy of Harry S. Truman
Truman family tree
Biographies
White House Biography
Biography from Biography.com
Congressional Biography
Biography from the U.S. Senate
Pictures & Portraits
Pictures from the Library of Congress
Photographs from Truman Library
Harry Truman's Presidency
Cabinet & Staff
List by infoplease.com
George C. Marshall - Secretary of State & Secretary of Defense
Dean Acheson - Secretary of State
Clark Clifford - Advisor
Speeches, Papers & Historical Documents
Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents from the University of Groningen
Speeches from Presidential Rhetoric
Harry S. Truman Presidential Library
Documents from The American Presidency Project
Truman Presidential Recordings from the Miller Center
Dewey Defeats Truman newspaper
Text of Inaugural Address from Bartelby.com
Truman letter about assassination attempt
Vice President
Alben Barkley biography
Alben Barkley statue at the Kentucky State Capitol
Events During Truman's Administration & Lifetime
Outline of events during Truman's administration
World War I Service
Truman Senate Committee during World War II
World War II
Atomic Bomb
Railroad and Other Strikes of 1946
National Security Act of 1947
Committee on Civil Rights
Seizure of Steel Mills
The Marshall Plan
Truman Doctrine
Berlin Airlift
Potsdam Conference
Firing of MacArthur
Korean War
Desegregation of the Armed Forces
McCarthyism
Creation of Israel
Creation of the United Nations
Assassination Attempt
White House renovation
Election Results & Presidential Campaigns
Year
Opponent
Results
1948
Tom Dewey (Rep.)
,
Strom Thurmond (States' Rights)
,
Henry Wallace (Progressive)
Truman 303, Dewey 189, Thurmond 39, Wallace 0
Story behind Dewey Defeats Truman headline
1948 Campaign & Election History
Further Information about Harry Truman
National Historic Sites, State Historic Sites, Landmarks, Memorials & Places to Visit
Harry S. Truman Library & Museum - Independence, Missouri
Harry S. Truman Birthplace State Historic Site - Lamar, Missouri
Harry S. Truman Birthplace - Lamar, Missouri
Harry Truman Gravesite - Independence, Missouri
Harry S Truman National Historic Site - Independence/Grandview, Missouri
Harry Truman Statue - Independence, Missouri
Harry Truman Statue - Kansas City, Missouri
Truman Little White House - Key West, Florida
Truman Statue - Rapid City, South Dakota
Miscellaneous
Truman's Whistle Stop Campaign Remembered
Atomic Bomb Exhibit at Smithsonian
Abolishment of segregation in the Armed Forces
PBS' The American Experience: Truman
Truman Library Institute
Truman the Haberdasher
Truman the Mason and Shriner
50th anniversary of Truman's presidency commemoration article
Kansas City's Fascination with Harry Truman
Relationship with Pendergast Machine
Truman and the Pendergast Machine article
Potsdam Conference photographs
Truman's letter to his daughter's music critic
Truman plays the piano
Lauren Bacall on Harry Truman's piano
Photographs of White House renovation
Article and Photographs of White House renovation
Truman and the National Guard
Harry S. Truman Good Neighbor Award Foundation
Truman Quotes
Books & Other Media
Truman
1948: Harry Truman's Improbable Victory and the Year that Transformed America
Plain Speaking: An Oral Biography of Harry S. Truman
The Double V: How Wars, Protest, and Harry Truman Desegregated America's Military
Harry Truman and the Struggle for Racial Justice
Citizen Soldier: A Life of Harry S. Truman
The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence
Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure: The True Story of a Great American Road Trip
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
Trivia
Truman FAQ and trivia
Truman's middle initial
Truman trivia
Foreign travels