Career of Harry Truman - Farmer, Businessman, Politician, Statesman
Judge on Jackson County Court, 1922-24
Presiding Judge of Jackson County Court, 1926-34
United States Senator, 1935-45
Vice President, 1945 (under F.D. Roosevelt)
Place of Death - Harry Truman died on December 26, 1972 in Independence, Missouri
Harry Truman was buried in Independence, Missouri
Next President: President Dwight D Eisenhower

Major Events during his presidency

• Atomic Bombs Dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki on August 6 and 9, 1945

• End of World War II (1945)
• United Nations Created (1945)
• Nuremburg Trials (1945-1946)
• The Cold War began between the United States and the Soviet Union
• Truman Doctrine (1947)
• Taft-Hartley Act - labor law moderately restricting union activity (1947)
• NATO Treaty (1949)
• Korean Conflict (1950-1953) South Korea, an American ally, was invaded by the communist North Korea

Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was President Harry Truman

• Description of President Harry Truman - Height 5 feet 9 inches

• Harry Truman had poor eyesight which preventing him attending West Point
• Harry Truman worked on the family farm
• Harry S Truman was well known for his integrity, honesty, and efficiency
• Harry Truman was subject to an assassination attempt in 1950
• Harry Truman enjoyed playing cards with old army friends and trips on the presidential yacht Williamsburg
• Age at Inauguration - 60 years old
• Harry Truman Nickname - "Give ’Em Hell Harry"
• Age at Death - 88 years old
• Most famous quote was: "The buck stops here".
• Presidential Facts and Trivia in response to the question who was Harry Truman