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His father was John Anderson Truman and was born in 1851. He died in 1914.
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His mother was Martha Ellen Young Truman. He and his mother were very close all the way until her death in 1947.
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He and his family were Baptist.
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He was born in Lamar, Missouri.
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He had poor eyesight which wouldn't allow him to play sports. He was a reader and he enjoyed music. He a pretty good piano player.
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He went to school all the way to high school. He went to law school but did not earn a degree. His bad eyesight stopped him from going to West Point.
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He was a farmer, haberdasher, judge, senator and vice president.
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He joined the army in 1917. He an artillery captain until he left in May 1919.
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He married his childhood sweetheart Bess Wallace.
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His wife was Bess Wallace she was his childhood sweetheart. He had proposed before but was turned down. Her parents were rich and did not want her to marry Truman because he wasn't rich.
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He was elected due to the endorsement of T.J Pendergast.
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Truman had one kid. A daughter named Margaret or Mary Truman. She was born on February 17, 1924.
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He was nominated for Vice president at the DNC in Chicago.
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Truman was sworn in as president after the death of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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On Aug 6 1945 Truman authorized dropping a nuke of Hiroshima and a few days later did the same for Nagasaki. It ended the war.
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In 1948 Truman signed the foreign assistance act to help Europe rebuild after WW2.
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Truman won the reelection and in his inaugural address called for helping the underprivileged people.
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Truman signed this bill which established a unified Department of Defense.
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Eisenhower was elected president and Truman attended the inauguration and then returned to Missouri.
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Truman funded the creation of the Harry S Truman library.
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His daughter marries E Clifton Daniel Jr.
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Truman attends the dedication of his library.
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Truman publishes his post presidential memoirs Mr. Citizen.
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Truman travels the country showing support for JFK.
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On this day a statue of Truman was unveiled in Athens Greece.
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Truman attend the funeral and met up with Eisenhower in what was called a reconciliation of the two political rivals.
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Truman is the first former president to give a speech in the senate.
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When LBJ signed the Medicare act Truman and his wife received card number one and two
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Truman makes his last speech at the 4th of July celebrations at the Truman library.
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He died of natural causes at age 88 and was buried in Independence Missouri
