1. Harry S Truman President of the United States of America 1945 - 1953

2. The early years… Born May 8, 1884 in Missouri The “S” is not an abbreviation Humble beginnings Farmer for 12 years and haberdasher Did not attend college

3. The later years… Fought in France during WWI Married Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Elected judge of Jackson County Court (1922) Elected Senator (1934) Senate war committee President – April 12, 1945 Died December 26, 1972

4. Gaining the Presidency Was not elected to first term Vice President for 82 days President Franklin Delano Roosevelt Suffered massive stroke Passed April 12, 1945 Truman sworn in as President same day Elected to second term in 1948

5. Presidential Achievements Ratified United Nations Charter First armed defense in Korea First use of atomic bomb Hiroshima – August 6, 1945 Nagasaki – August 9, 1945 V-J Day – August 14, 1945 Ending WWII

6. Presidential Achievements 21 – Point Program Fair Employment Practices Act Social Security expansion The Marshall Plan Economic recovery in Western Europe The Truman Doctrine Give aid to Greece and Turkey

7. The Legacy of Harry S Truman Former President’s Act $25,000 yearly pension Influenced by his poor financial standing Medicare – Lyndon B. Johnson Received first two cards with wife Bess The Truman Library First Presidential library USS Harry Truman

8. Resources http://www.whitehouse.gov/history/presidents/ht33.html http://www.trumanlibrary.org/photographs/view.php?id= 433&rrhttp://www.trumanlibrary.org/photographs/view.php?id= 433&rr= http://www.fdrlibrary.marist.edu/fdrbio.html http://www.navybuddies.com/cvn/cvn75.html By: David Smith