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- NAME: Harry S. Truman
- OCCUPATION: U.S. President
- BIRTH DATE: May 08, 1884
- DEATH DATE: December 26, 1972
- EDUCATION: Independence High School (now William Chrisman High School)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Lamar, Missouri
- PLACE OF DEATH: Kansas City, Missouri
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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States (19451953).
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Harry Truman came from modest beginnings and is the only 20th Century President to not have a college degree. Among his accomplishments as President were integrating the military, defeating Nazi Germany, and initiating the Berlin Airlift.
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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States. He succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his fourth term. Truman's presidency is best known for defeating Nazi Germany, founding the United Nations, the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe, the Truman Doctrine to contain communism.© 2012 A+E Networks. All rights reserved.
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