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  • Harry S. Truman ( 33rd US President) from April 12, 1945 to January 20, 1953.
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower ( 34th US President) from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961

As the 1950s began, Harry S. Truman was president, having been president since Franklin D. Roosevelt's death in 1945 (Truman was Roosevelt's Vice-President). Truman was elected as president on his own in 1948.

In 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower was elected President and took office on January 20, 1953, succeeding Truman. Eisenhower was relected in 1996 and served in office until being succeeded by John F. Kennedy on January 20, 1961.

So the 1950s saw only two presidents: Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower..

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