All 15 Uses
Harry S. Truman
in
The Pigman
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- This is Miss Truman of the Howard Avenue Charities.†
Chpt 4
- Miss Truman.†
Chpt 4
- Well, Miss Truman, did you ever hear that one, the one about what the best get-well cards you can get are?†
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- Yes, Miss Truman, the best get-well cards to get are four aces!†
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- Do you get it, Miss Truman?†
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- Miss Truman, are you still there?†
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- " I must have sounded uncomfortable because he said, "I'm sorry if I'm taking up too much of your time, Miss Truman.†
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- I'll be glad to send you ten dollars, Miss Truman.†
Chpt 4
- This is Miss Truman, and I am Mr. Wander-meyer.†
Chpt 5
- That'll be just fine, don't you think, Miss Truman?†
Chpt 5
- You give me one, Miss Truman, and then you give me one, Mr.—?†
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- Like when Miss Truman said girl, I made a mental picture, and then when you said couch, all I had to do was make a mental picture of a couch and attach it to the girl.†
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- "Mr. Pignati," I said with an air of impatience, "Miss Truman and I have many other stops to make today.†
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- "Miss Truman and I are going to get on the touring car," John finally announced.†
Chpt 6
- Do you think you'd like to go to the zoo with me tomorrow, Mr. Wandermeyer and Miss Truman.†
Chpt 15
Definitions:
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(Harry S. Truman) 33rd U.S. president, who took office at the end of World War II, authorized the use of atomic bombs on Japan, and led early Cold War efforts to contain communism (1884-1972)Truman became president in 1945 when Franklin D. Roosevelt died, and later won election in his own right in 1948. He made the decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, hoping to force Japan’s surrender and avoid a long, bloody invasion. After the war, he helped shape U.S. policy in the early Cold War, announcing the Truman Doctrine to "contain" the spread of communism and supporting European recovery through the Marshall Plan and the formation of NATO.
At home, Truman ordered the desegregation of the U.S. armed forces and faced major labor and economic challenges after the war. He also led the United States into the Korean War and made the controversial decision to remove General Douglas MacArthur from command when MacArthur publicly challenged presidential policy. -
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Much less commonly, Truman can refer to anyone with that name.