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Vor einem Tag · By Steve Drummond. Winner of the 2024 Harry S. Truman Book Award. EXCERPT FROM THE WATCHDOG. Portland, Oregon, January 16, 1943. SATURDAY NIGHT WAS QUIETER THAN USUAL in war-booming Portland. A cold snap on Friday had killed two people in a storm that brought high winds and left a thin blanket of snow across the city.
Vor 5 Tagen · So Truman’s handlers sent him on a 15-day, 18-state tour, during which the president gave 73 speeches. Soon he was “on fire,” writes David Roll in “Ascent to Power: How Truman Emerged From ...
Vor einem Tag · The 1948 United States presidential election was the 41st quadrennial presidential election.It was held on Tuesday, November 2, 1948. In one of the greatest election upsets in American history, incumbent Democratic President Harry S. Truman defeated heavily favored Republican New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey, and third-party candidates, becoming the third president to succeed to the ...
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Vor 8 Stunden · Keep up with Mosaic's coverage of Israel's war with Hamas here. In 1945, two days before Passover began—and less than two months before Nazi Germany surrendered to the Allies—then-Vice-President Harry S. Truman delivered an address that was broadcast to Jewish soldiers, sailors, and Marines. Stuart Halpern describes this remarkable speech:
Vor 8 Stunden · Harry Truman had a front-row seat to some of the most defining moments in modern U.S. history. "Harry S. Truman: An Ordinary Man, His Extraordinary Journey," is a new permanent exhibition at the ...
Vor 3 Tagen · President Harry S. Truman directed U.S. foreign policy from 1945 to 1953. His main advisor was Dean Acheson. The main issues of the United States foreign policy during the 1945–1953 presidency of Harry S. Truman include: Final stages of World War II included the challenge of defeating Japan with minimal American casualties. Truman ...
Vor einem Tag · The expected candidate for the Democratic nomination was the incumbent President Harry S. Truman. Since the newly passed 22nd Amendment did not apply to whoever was president at the time of its passage, he was eligible to run again. However, Truman entered 1952 with his popularity plummeting, according to polls.
