Person Record

Metadata

Name

Truman, Harry S.

Born

05/08/1884

Birthplace

Lamar, Missouri

Titles & honors

33rd President of the United States-1945-1953
34th Vice President of the United States-1945
United States Senator-Missouri-1935-1945
Presiding Judge of Jackson County, Missouri-1927-1935

Father

John Anderson Truman

Mother

Martha Ellen Young Truman

Nationality

American

Education

Independence High School graduated1901
Enrolled in Spalding's Commercial College (a Kansas City business school) studied bookkeeping, shorthand, and typing, but left after a year.

Notes

Implemented Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe, and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO

His middle name, "S" honors his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young.
Enlisted in the Missouri National Guard in 1905, served until 1911 Kansas City-based Battery B, 2nd Missouri Field Artillery Regiment, in which he attained the rank of corporal.
When the United States entered World War I, Truman rejoined Battery B, successfully recruiting new soldiers for the expanding unit, for which he was elected as their first lieutenant.
Truman was honorably discharged from the Army as a captain on May 6, 1919. In 1920 he was appointed a major in the Officers' Reserve Corps (ORC), a federal organization not connected to the Missouri National Guard. He became a lieutenant colonel in 1925 and a colonel in 1932. In the 1920s and 1930s he commanded 1st Battalion, 379th Field Artillery, 102d Infantry Division. After promotion to colonel, Truman advanced to command of the same regiment.

Occupation

Politician, lawmaker, farmer

Role

President

Spouse

Elizabeth "Bess" Virginia Wallace

Children

Mary Margaret Truman Daniel

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Button, Campaign - 1948
Cello W/ "For President/ Harry S Truman"in Black on White Background. Photo in Center with a Small Donkey on Either Side.

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Cello W/ "H-Club/Help/Hustle/Harry/Home" in Blue & Red on White Background. the Large H Is Used To Begin All Words.

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Litho W/ "Truman / Barkley" in White on Red Background. Picture of a White Capital Building in Circle in the Middle on Blue Background.

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Cello W/ "Harry S Truman" in an Arc At Bottom of Button in White on Brown Background. Brown Tone Photo Covers Entire Button.

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Button, Political - 1948 circa
Cello with "Inauguration January 20 1949/ Harry S Truman"in Black on White Background. Photo of Truman in the Center.

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Button, Political - 1988
Large Political Button Promoting Democrat Michael Dukakis For President. Top Two-Thirds of Button Has a White Background, Bottom Third Is Blue. At the Top of Button Are the Words "Democratic Integrity" in Red Lettering. Button Has Images of Former Presidents Jefferson, Jackson, Roosevelt, Truman, and Kennedy in Front of an American Flag. Slightly Larger Than Other Images Is One of Dukakis Extending Up From the Bottom Third of Button Onto Upper Se...

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Pen, Fountain - 07/21/1949
Fountain pen with clear barrel, black feed, and metal tip. Clear barrel is engraved with white print that reads "The President - The White House." Came in red and white box from the Esterbrook Pen Company in Camden, N.J. Inside case, pen is accompanied by letter explaining the pen's use by President Harry S. Truman.

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Photograph, Color - 1945
This matted color photograph was taken at the Potsdam Conference in July 1945. Seated (left to right) are British Prime Minister Clement Attlee, President Harry S. Truman, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, Standing behind them (left to right) are Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, USN, Truman's Chief of Staff, British Foreign Minister Ernest Bevin, U.S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, and Soviet Foreign Minister Vyacheslav Molotov. The photgr...

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Poster, Political - 1944
This is a poster from the 1944 re-election campaign for President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and his running mate Senator Harry S. Truman. It is part of the Charles T. (Bud) Ferillo, Jr. Collection.

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