Harry S Truman Harry S Truman [33rd]
(April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953)

Nickname: "Give 'Em Hell Harry"
Born: May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Missouri
Died: December 26, 1972, in Kansas City, Missouri
Buried: Independence, Missouri
Father: John Anderson Truman
Mother: Martha Ellen Young Truman
Married:
Elizabeth "Bess" Virginia Wallace (1885-1982), on June 28, 1919

    Children:
  • Mary Margaret Truman (1924- )
Religion: Baptist
Education: Attended the University of Kansas City Law School
Occupation: Farmer, retailer, public official
Military: Major (Army Artillery) WWII
Political Party: Democrat
Other Government Positions:
  • Judge on Jackson County, MO, Court, 1922-24
  • Presiding Judge of Jackson County Court, 1926-34
  • United States Senator, 1935-45
  • Vice President, 1945 (under F.D. Roosevelt)
Recommended Books
The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents
by William A. Degregorio, Connie Jo Dickerson
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Truman
by David McCullough

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