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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.
Old Buck, from a shortening of his last name, used later in life. [66] Old Public Functionary, [67] used by Buchanan in his December 1859 State of the Union address and adopted by newspapers. [66] Ten-Cent Jimmy: derogatory, as a reaction to Buchanan's campaign statement that ten cents a day was decent pay for a worker. [68]
Style, shmyle - this is all much ado about nothing. Harry S Truman DID have a middle name -- it was the letter S, and nothing else. This is not uncommon in America, though it is less common than it used to be -- like people have more than one middle name, or having no middle name at all, or having double first names ('''''Jan-Michael, Mary Jo, etc.),''''' and so on.
Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 2, 1948. Incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party candidates, becoming the third president to succeed to the presidency upon his predecessor's death and be elected to a full term.
The original editor created the article as "Harry S. Truman" on August 23, 2001. The article has been stable with this title ever since. Per the Manual of Style "When either of two styles is acceptable, it is inappropriate for an editor to change an article from one style to another unless there is a substantial reason to do so."
He also loves to do crossword puzzles and has written clues for The New York Times crossword puzzle. ... Harry Truman played piano and even told the world that if he had been a better pianist he ...
Change Harry S. Truman to Harry S Truman. "S" being his entire middle name, not an abbreviation. Therefore there is no period. 2600:1012:B008:F95D:80:B735:A427:2DDC 05:43, 16 June 2020 (UTC) Not done: From the hatnote in the first sentence: Truman was not given a middle name, only the initial S. There is controversy over whether the period ...
Pages in category "Harry S. Truman" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. * Harry S. Truman; 0–9.