Harry Truman
President Harry Truman isssued the policy of containment
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President Harry S. Truman created the Truman Doctrine which called for the policy of containment during the Cold War era.
Eisenhower gets the credit for it, along Truman no doubt had his input.
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The police action in Korea
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Harry Truman is the president most associated with the containment theory against communist domination- think NATO and the Korean War.
The policy was stated by Harry S. Truman on March 12, 1947.
president Harry S. Truman
The Truman Doctrine was a policy implemented by President Harry S. Truman in 1947 to contain the spread of communism by providing political, military, and economic support to countries threatened by communist expansion. It marked a shift in American foreign policy towards active intervention in global affairs to prevent the spread of Soviet influence.