Harry S Truman was short and resembled an owl with his thick round glasses. He spoke in the Midwesterner's flat, nasal tone. But he was definitely real, and established a reputation for speaking the truth. Born in Lamar, MO, on May 8, 1884, Truman was the oldest of three children of John Anderson and Martha Ellen (Young) Truman. His birthplace was just south of the area where his grandparents had moved from Kentucky four decades earlier. The letter "S" in his name was not an abbreviation. It because of the family's lack of the ability to decide which of his grandfathers, Anderson Shipp Truman and Solomon Young, names to use.
In 1890 the Truman's moved to Independence, MO. where Harry's thick glasses kept him from enjoying many of the things a little boy was supposed to do. His mother encouraged him to turn to piano and books. At the piano, he developed a talent that would help him relieve stress in later years.
Truman did not attend college because his family could not afford it......
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