Harry Truman

When dealing with the Soviet Union, Kennedy believed in brinkmanship- pushing disputes to the brink of war and getting them to back down. Eisenhower was less aggressive, possibly because he had seen enough of war.

The stalemate with the Communist Chinese in the Korean conflict began to wear on the American people and cut into Truman's popularity. In addition, his 1951 firing of Gen. Douglas MacArthur for insubordinate remarks about the conduct of the war was an unpopular move.

On the domestic side, Truman caused a controversy with his 1952 seizure of steel mills to prevent a strike by the steel industry. Although he justified the action by touting the president's inherent powers in time of emergency, it was overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 6-3 vote.

Another problem developed when charges arose that several unnamed administration officials were Communists. This left the president vulnerable to charges that he was soft on Communism.

Truman announced in March 1952 that he would not stand for re-election. He left office on January 20, 1953 as one of the most unpopular presidents in history. His job approval rating of 22 percent in a February 1952 Gallup Poll was one of the lowest rankings ever.

Almost 60 years later, Truman's standing has rebounded considerably. He frequently is considered a "near-great" to "great" president in surveys of historians. In July, 2010, a Siena College poll of 238 presidential scholars ranked Truman ninth among the 43 men who have served as chief executive.

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The 33rd President of the United States was Harry S. Truman from April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953.

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The major achievement of Harry S. Truman was forcing Japan to surrender in 1945, through the use of atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. President Truman assisted in the founding of the United Nations, recognized Israel when it declared itself a nation, and oversaw the Berlin Airlift in 1948 and the creation of NATO in 1949.

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He formulated the "Containment Policy" which dictated that the spread of Communism should be contained within the areas where it had become dominant in the late 1940's. Any effort by Communist to expand their sphere of influence should be countered by the USA, if necessary by force. It was this policy that somewhat later led to the Korean war and in the Sixties, to the Vietnam war.

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One thing is that none of them graduated from college. They were all happily married to wives that were not especially noted for their beauty or their ability to sparkle in social situations.

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Truman was referring to democracy and communism, when he spoke of two different ways of life. These were the conflicting ideologies present in the US and in the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

He authorized the use of atomic weapons upon the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki during WW2 , he fired General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean conflict ,

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Truman did not attend law school. He was a farmer, businessman, U. S. Senator, Vice President and then President.

With the increasing signs of the heavy toll her active life seemed to finally be taking on her she was at persuaded by family and friends to seek the advice of a specialist. Not long after she was was diagnosed with aplastic anemia, though at the time it was misdiagnosed as another form of anemia and thus mistreated.

During the course of her treatment her immune system was weakened and she developed bone marrow tuberculosis, recurring from a primary 1919 infection. This original infection had occurred during her trip to France with FDR following the end of WWI.

Eleanor Roosevelt died at her Manhattan apartment on the evening of November 7, 1962 at the age of 78. She was buried in accordance with her husbands wishes, beside him in the rose garden of his estate Spring Wood, in Hyde Park, NY.

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In the Election of 1948, Harry S. Truman ran, most notably, against Thomas Dewey of the Republican Party. Other 1948 Presidential Candidates were J. Strom Thurmond of the State's Rights Party, Henry Wallace of the Progressive Party, and Norman Thomas of the Socialist Party.

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Truman Doctrine signaled America's post war embrace of global leadership and ended its longstanding policy of isolationism.