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Truman's chief advisors came from the State Department, especially Dean Acheson. The main issues of the United States foreign policy during include: [35] Final stages of World War II included the problem of defeating Japan with minimal American casualties. Truman asked Moscow to invade from the north, and decided to drop two atomic bombs. [36]
Pages in category "Truman administration cabinet members" The following 36 pages are in this category, out of 36 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
[350] The 1992 publication of David McCullough's favorable biography of Truman further cemented the view of Truman as a highly regarded chief executive. [350] According to historian Daniel R. McCoy in his book on the Truman presidency: Harry Truman himself gave a strong and far-from-incorrect impression of being a tough, concerned and direct ...
Dean Gooderham Acheson (/ ˈ æ tʃ ɪ s ən / ATCH-iss-ən; [1] April 11, 1893 – October 12, 1971) was an American politician and lawyer. As the 51st U.S. Secretary of State, he set the foreign policy of the Harry S. Truman administration from 1949 to 1953.
Truman administration cabinet members (36 P) Pages in category "Truman administration personnel" The following 126 pages are in this category, out of 126 total.
April 12 – Harry S. Truman is inaugurated as the 33rd president of the United States in a ceremony in the Cabinet Room, the oath being administered by Chief Justice of the United States Harlan F. Stone and completed exactly two hours and thirty four minutes after the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.
United States federal judges appointed by Harry S. Truman (3 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Presidency of Harry S. Truman" The following 66 pages are in this category, out of 66 total.
The first inauguration of Harry S. Truman as the 33rd president of the United States was held at 7:09 pm on Thursday, April 12, 1945, at the Cabinet Room inside the White House in Washington, D.C., following the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt earlier that day. The inauguration—the seventh non-scheduled, extraordinary inauguration to ...