Harry S. Truman

On one side was Harry S. Truman, who was the current President of the United States, squared off against Thomas Dewey, governor of New York. There are vast amounts of sources to consider in this topic simply because it was the biggest political upset, ever. Nine sources will be discussed in the following areas. What the people involved said, what people think happened, and finally what Harry S. Truman himself said. The question that is up for debate is simply did the campaign of 1948 exhaust Truman so much that he slipped the media and went to the Elms Hotel, or was he confident he was going to win? I believe the answer is both. I think he was confident he was going to win, and I thought he was exhausted. The first…

Harry S. Truman assumed the role of President of the United States after the sudden and unexpected death of President Franklin Roosevelt in 1945. Upon taking office and becoming the President of the United States, Truman inherited several problems and issues within the country; some that even he, the former Vice President, wasn’t aware of. Harry S. Truman made national news headlines for his decision to drop atomic bombs Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. However, it was Truman’s…

Harry S. Truman Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States. Truman was the Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt, when FDR died Truman became president in 1945. He was only FDR’s Vice President for a few months before he was elected. Truman’s first shining moment was when he had to meet with Joseph Stalin and Clement Attlee for the final wartime conference at Potsdam near Berlin. Originally, at the Yalta conference, the Soviets wanted to take reparations from Germany to…

been many events that tend to be frowned upon by society. Multiple terrorist attacks across the globe, unethical wars, or even slavery has made humanity itself take a second look at their morals and ethics. In 1945, the year Truman was sworn into office, he was first notified about the nuclear weapons the United States had been constructing. “It was not until April 25, 1945, 13 days after the death of Franklin Roosevelt, that the new president, Harry S. Truman, was briefed about the Manhattan…

Born on May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri, Harry S. Truman was the son of a livestock trader. In high school he was a very strong student and always wanted to play sport; he even hoped that one day could join the U.S. Military, but due to his poor vision, the doctors didn’t allow him. Because his family couldn’t afford to send him to collage, after graduating high school he started his first job as a bank clerk. When America entered the World War I in 1917, Truman joined the National Guard and was…

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, just after president Franklin Roosevelt died. He wasn’t a very successful president, but he was able to face steep situations. He had overcame with many difficult challenges. The main accomplishments was that he ended World War 2,and helped rebuild Europe. Harry S. Truman was born on 1884, May 8, in a farm in Lamar, Missouri. In his early life, he worked on his family farm and did other work before he became a soldier. When the united…

Truman:Background Upon the untimely death of President Franklin D, Roosevelt on April 1945, Harry S. Truman (1884-1972) succeeded him as the 33rd President of the United States. While he may have only had a high school diploma, at the time of Roosevelt’s death he was vice president and as such inherited the presidential office. In his presidency, he encountered challenging obstacles regarding international affairs throughout his two terms as president. the most notable of which would be…

Tragic Hero: Harry S Truman. Three main theorists of the tragic hero are the Aristotelian model, the Shakespearean models, and the modern tragic hero. Each model has five defining characteristics, which are nobility, hamartia, downfall, anagnosis, and suffering. In the Shakespearean mode of tragedy, the play "Romeo and Juliet" best models the tragic hero. For instance, nobility is characterized by being upper class and having elevated character. Romeo satisfies both these criteria through his…

For my book review I chose “Harry S. Truman A Pictorial Biography” by Joseph Gies, Copyright 1968. It’s a picture book with real photographs of Truman life, growing up, Truman in the office etc. Gies purpose for writing this book was to narrate and visually show you Truman’s life and how it is that he became President. The book is written all in third person with an occasional quote that someone had said here or there. It’s mainly Gies retelling Truman’s life, but with pictures with added…

Harry S. Truman, the former president of the United States, once stated, “Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid; they have earned our undying gratitude America will never forget their sacrifices (“The G.I. Bill of Rights”). Indeed, he witnessed such a sacrifice in his lifetime: World War II was the deadliest war in American history with approximately 291, 557 killed in battle, beating the Civil War by only 87, 487 confirmed deaths. War…