April 12, 1945 - January 20, 1953
|
Vice
President (2nd Term)
Alben W. Barkley |
First
Lady
Elizabeth "Bess" Truman |
 |
BORN: May 8, 1884 |
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| Lamar, Missouri |
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| BIRTH NAME: Harry S Truman
(When properly written there is no period after the middle initial
"S". When young Harry was born his
parents couldn't agree whether to name him SHIPPER after his paternal grandfather, or
SOLOMON after his maternal grandfather. The letter "S" alone became their
compromise. |
| CHILDREN: 1 Daughter Margaret
(pictured standing next to her mother). The First
Family was so close they became known as "The Three Musketeers". President
Truman often candidly remarked that wife Bess was "Boss" but that daughter
Margaret "bosses her". |
| MILITARY SERVICE: World War I
Artillery Officer |
| PROFESSION: Haberdasher (Operating
a Men's Clothing Store) |
| POLITICAL PARTY: Democratic |
| HOME STATE: Missouri |
| POLITICAL OFFICES: Judge, U.S.
Senator, Vice President |
| NICKNAME: "Give 'Em Hell
Harry" |
| DIED: December 26, 1972 (Age
- 88) |
| BURIED: Independence, Missouri |
| "There is
an epitaph in Boot Hill cemetery in Arizona which reads, 'Here lies Jack Williams.
He did his damnedest! What more can a person do?' Well, that's all I could
do. I did my damnedest, and that's all there was to it."
Harry Truman |
