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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.Serving as vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Truman's party was hurt by a disappointing postwar economy, [276] and the election was a major blow to Truman's hopes of passing his domestic policies. [277] However, Dallek points to the 1946 elections as the moment when Truman became more sure of himself as president, and stopped trying to appease all factions of the public.
On the second ballot, many delegates who had voted for favorite sons shifted into Truman's camp, giving him the nomination. [108] On January 20, 1945, Wallace swore in Truman as his vice-presidential successor. [109]
Harry S. Truman (D) Resigned January 17, 1945, after being elected Vice President of the United States. Successor was appointed to serve until the next election. Frank P. Briggs (D) January 18, 1945 North Dakota (3) John Moses (D) Died March 3, 1945. Successor was appointed to serve until a special election, which he subsequently won. Milton ...
A presidential transition was guaranteed to occur in 1952 when incumbent president Harry S. Truman declined to run for reelection. [2] This would be the first post-election presidential transition to take place following the ratification of the Twentieth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which shortened the duration of such presidential transitions from four months to just over two ...
At the end of World War II, President Harry S. Truman dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, killing more than 100,000 Japanese people in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
The United States presidential line of succession is the order in which the vice president of the United States and other officers of the United States federal government assume the powers and duties of the U.S. presidency (or the office itself, in the instance of succession by the vice president) upon an elected president's death, resignation, removal from office, or incapacity.
Harry Truman played piano and even told the world that if he had been a better pianist he would never have been president. RELATED: Presidents' favorite foods While many presidents count golf ...