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1945-1953 Harry S. Truman Vice President was Alben W. Barkley. H.S. Truman's Inaugural Address.
Inaugural Address (2:26)
January 20, 1949
Truman authorized the dropping of A-bombs onto Hioshima and Nagasaki.
First Atomic Bomb Attack on Japan
August 9, 1945
He led the effort to contain Communism during the Cold War, which was triggered by Soviet imposition of Communist regimes in all nations controlled by Russia after World War II. Truman set up the Marshall to help postwar recovery in Europe and founded NATO as an anti Communist military alliance. He sent troops to Korea. His administration was marked by the anti-Communist zeal of Senator Joseph McCarthy, who alleged Communist infiltration of U.S. government. About his private life: Would anyone have listened to any young woman if Harry S. Truman would have had a casual affair with her?
33 Harry S. Truman Born: May 8, 1884, Lamar, Missouri. Died: December 26, 1972. Party: Democratic. Age when inaugurated: 60. Term: 1945-1953. Truman made the fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan. World War II ended days later. Truman also led the U.S. during the Korean War (1950-1953). Famous Fact: On his desk, Truman had a plaque that said "The Buck Stops Here." (Source: scholasticnetwork.com)
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