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Harry R. Truman (October 1896 – May 18, 1980) was an American businessman, bootlegger, and prospector.He lived near Mount St. Helens, an active volcano in the state of Washington, and was the owner and caretaker of Mount St. Helens Lodge at Spirit Lake near the base of the mountain.
Ferrell devoted particular attention to Truman, writing or editing more than a dozen books on his life and presidency, including the 1983 New York Times bestseller Dear Bess: The Letters From Harry to Bess Truman, 1910-1959, [6] the 1994 biography Harry S. Truman: A Life, [7] 2002's The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman, [8] and 1994's Choosing ...
About 57 people were killed, including innkeeper and World War I veteran Harry R. Truman, photographers Reid Blackburn and Robert Landsburg, and volcanologist David A. Johnston. [8] Hundreds of square miles were reduced to wasteland, causing over $1 billion in damage (equivalent to $3.4 billion in 2023), thousands of animals were killed, and ...
President Harry Truman and Bess Truman moved back to their home in Independence, Missouri, when they left the White House. ... and it opened to the public in 1980. Eisenhower National Historic Site.
But without Truman’s decision to drop the atomic bombs, World War II would not have ended on the deck of the USS Missouri on Sept. 2, 1945, less than a month after Hiroshima. D.M. Giangreco is a ...
The White House, official residence of the president of the United States, in July 2008. The president of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States, [1] indirectly elected to a four-year term via the Electoral College. [2]
He visited in 1980 during tough times and to build homes in 1991. ... Former President Jimmy Carter and his wife, Rosalynn, will spend New Year’s Eve at the former home of Harry Truman ...
Rose Conway (1900 – March 17, 1980) was an American political aide who served as the personal secretary to United States President Harry S. Truman from 1945 until 1953. [1] Conway has been referred to as "President Truman's Secret Weapon."