Harry+Truman

=Harry Truman= = When he was Vice President, Harry Truman scarcely saw President Roosevelt, and received no briefing on the development of the atomic bomb or the unfolding difficulties with Soviet Russia. Suddenly these and a host of other wartime problems became Truman's to solve when, on April 12, 1945, he became President. His role in the war was the president and controlling most of what was going on. He was a good guy and fighting for his country. =

Family life
= His father died in 1914 but his "mama" (as Truman called her) lived till her nineties, and passed away in 1947. He had two siblings, a younger sister (Mary Jane) and a brother (Vivian). He also had a daughter and was very protective to her, Mary Margaret was her name. =

President life
= Truman made some of the most crucial decisions in history. Soon after V-E Day, the war against Japan had reached its final stage. An urgent plea to Japan to surrender was rejected. Truman, after consultations with his advisers, ordered atomic bombs dropped on cities devoted to war work. Two were Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Japanese surrender quickly followed. = = In June 1945 Truman witnessed the signing of the charter of the United Nations, hopefully established to preserve peace. = = Dangers and crises marked the foreign scene as Truman campaigned successfully in 1948. In foreign affairs he was already providing his most effective leadership. = = A quote from Truman- "complete, almost unspoken acceptance on the part of everyone that whatever had to be done to meet this aggression had to be done. There was no suggestion from anyone that either the United Nations or the United States could back away from it." = = A struggle ensued as U.N. forces held a line above the old boundary of South Korea. Truman kept the war a limited one, rather than risk a conflict with China and maybe Russia. = = Deciding not to run again, he retired to Independence and at age 88, he died December 26, 1972. = = = Torrie Leuwer :)