Harry S. Truman
Depending on how old you are, it is possible that you have experienced many great presidents throughout your lifetime. Every single person in this world has their own view as to what a president's role in the world should be, and how their values should reflect them. So far, the United States has gone through 42 Presidents who have all offered many new ideas that have aided our country tremendously. One of these great men was our 33rd President, Harry S. Truman who was thrown into the presidents' seat on April 12, 1945 when Franklin Delano Roosevelt died suddenly.
Harry S. Truman was born May 8, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri and grew up near Independence. The young Truman enjoyed his youth on the family farm with his younger sisters Vivian and Mary Jane who both looked up to their older brother. The family was brought up Baptist, and his small-town parents employed music tutors and encouraged Harry to read history and literature from his father's......
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