Harry S. Truman
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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953. As the 34th vice president in 1945, he assumed the presidency upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt in April.
Official portrait, 1947
Truman at age 13 in 1897
Truman's home in Independence, Missouri
Truman in September 1917
Margaret Truman
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Mary Margaret Truman Daniel was an American classical soprano, actress, journalist, radio and television personality, writer, and New York socialite. She was the only child of President Harry S. Truma
Harry S. Truman
…overseas service. After his wartime service, Truman returned to Independence, where he married Bess Wallace on June 28, 1919. The couple had one child, Mary Margaret Truman. Shortly before the wedding, Truman and Jacobson opened a haberdashery together at 104 West 12th Street in downtown Kansas City. After brief initial…
Truman in 1951
Truman with her mother in Washington, D.C. in 1948
Truman portrait by Greta Kempton, c. 1947