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Harry S. Truman


Order:33rd President
Term of Office: April 12, 1945 -
January 20, 1953
Predecessor: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Successor: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Date of Birth Thursday, May 8, 1884
Place of Birth: Lamar, Missouri
Date of Death: Tuesday, December 26, 1972
Place of Death: Kansas City, Missouri
First LadyFirst Lady of the United States is the unofficial title of the hostess of the White House. The position is traditionally filled by the wife of the President of the United States, and the title is sometimes taken to apply only to the wife of a sitting pres: Bess TrumanElizabeth Virginia Wallace Truman ( February 13, 1885 October 18, 1982), often known as Bess Truman , was wife of Harry S. Truman and First Lady of the United States from 1945 to 1953. She was born to Margaret ("Madge") Gates and David Wallace on February
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Harry S . Truman ( May 8, 1884December 26, 1972) was the thirty-fourth ( 1945) Vice President and the thirty-third ( 1945- 1953) President of the United States, succeeding to the office upon the death of Franklin Roosevelt.

Truman's presidency was very eventful, seeing the end of World War II, the beginning of the Cold War, the formation of the United Nations, and most of the Korean War. Truman was a folksy, unassuming president, and coined many famous phrases including "The buck stops here" and "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen." He exceeded the low expectations many had at the beginning of his administration, and his reputation as a strong, capable leader has only grown with the passage of time.





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