From Haberdashery to Presidency: An Examination of Harry Truman
Truman hurried to the presidents quarters. He was unsure of what he had been called upon for but with an uneasy feeling in his gut he hurried up the stairs. Waiting to receive him was Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady. He locks eyes with her and she tells him the news “ Harry, the president is dead”. shell-shocked and speechless he asks her “Is there anything I can do for you?” The new widow replies “ Is there anything we can do for you Harry? For you are the one in trouble now”. These words mark the beginning of Harry S. Truman's immersion into the american presidency. Left in the dark by Franklin Delano Roosevelt he was uninformed of what was waiting for him at the presidents …show more content…
Truman was an untried leader on such a national scale when he was handed the reins of America and much of the population was skeptical about his competency to make ruling decisions. At this point thought it was far too late to turn back or have doubts and so, not so much by his own choice, Harry jumped into his new job with both feet. But whether or not he serves America well during his eight years as president needs to be examined. A man who had only held local government positions, owned a haberdashery shop and had secured a few terms as an unremarkable senator does not rise to such a lofty position as that of president of the United states without having his capabilities questioned. So the question remains, was Harry S. Truman, the thirty third president of Lamar, Missouri, a good president? The United States is not a monarchy, no one is just born for the job as president. Or at least Harry Truman wasn’t. He was born to John and Martha Truman on the 8 of May, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. Six years later he moved to Independence with his family, a town that’s a short ten miles outside Kansas City. He was an awkward child, he didn’t do so well with girls his age and even though it shouldn’t matter, Truman
Truman hurried to the presidents quarters. He was unsure of what he had been called upon for but with an uneasy feeling in his gut he hurried up the stairs. Waiting to receive him was Eleanor Roosevelt, the first lady. He locks eyes with her and she tells him the news “ Harry, the president is dead”. shell-shocked and speechless he asks her “Is there anything I can do for you?” The new widow replies “ Is there anything we can do for you Harry? For you are the one in trouble now”. These words mark the beginning of Harry S. Truman's immersion into the american presidency. Left in the dark by Franklin Delano Roosevelt he was uninformed of what was waiting for him at the presidents …show more content…
Truman was an untried leader on such a national scale when he was handed the reins of America and much of the population was skeptical about his competency to make ruling decisions. At this point thought it was far too late to turn back or have doubts and so, not so much by his own choice, Harry jumped into his new job with both feet. But whether or not he serves America well during his eight years as president needs to be examined. A man who had only held local government positions, owned a haberdashery shop and had secured a few terms as an unremarkable senator does not rise to such a lofty position as that of president of the United states without having his capabilities questioned. So the question remains, was Harry S. Truman, the thirty third president of Lamar, Missouri, a good president? The United States is not a monarchy, no one is just born for the job as president. Or at least Harry Truman wasn’t. He was born to John and Martha Truman on the 8 of May, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri. Six years later he moved to Independence with his family, a town that’s a short ten miles outside Kansas City. He was an awkward child, he didn’t do so well with girls his age and even though it shouldn’t matter, Truman