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Harry S. Truman
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Killing Kennedy
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- Behind Kennedy stand Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and Harry Truman.†
p. 10.5 *
- The fifty-five-year-old career agent and leader of the service, Chief U. E. Baughman, has been in charge since Truman was president.†
p. 10.7
- The current decor dates to the Truman administration.†
p. 41.5
- President Truman's study floor had begun vibrating as if on the verge of collapse.†
p. 65.1
- The exterior views were exactly those which Americans had seen throughout the century, except for the balcony on the South Portico—which President Truman added.†
p. 65.5
- Truman was roundly denounced in 1947 for adding the balcony, which was seen as a desecration of the White House's exterior architecture.†
p. 65.5
- President Kennedy was initially nervous about Jackie's restoration, fearing that she would come under the same sharp criticism as Truman.†
p. 65.6
- This "won't be like the Truman Balcony," she insisted, assuring her husband that her efforts would be viewed positively.†
p. 65.7
- He is the most popular president in modern American history, with an average approval rating of 70.1 percent—almost six points higher than Eisenhower's and a whopping 25 points higher than Harry Truman's.†
p. 90.8
- Eighteen months ago, Walker was asked to leave the army after telling a newspaper reporter that Harry Truman and Eleanor Roosevelt were most likely Communists.†
p. 158.1
- Special Agent Kellerman has served on the White House detail since the early days of World War II and has protected presidents Roosevelt, Truman, Eisenhower, and now Kennedy.†
p. 258.6
Definitions:
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(1)
(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.