Harry S. Truman Quotes


Any 6 year old’s hindsight is better than a President’s foresight.


Citations

Harry S Truman, 1884-1972, 33rd President of the United States (Democrat, MO), Quoted by Thomas J. Fleming, Interview, C-SPAN Book TV, January 4, 2004

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Harry S. Truman
Harry S. Truman
  • Born: May 8, 1884
  • Died: December 26, 1972
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: President

Harry S. Truman was an American politician who served as the 33rd President of the United States (1945–53). He served as a United States Senator from Missouri (1935–45) and briefly as Vice President (1945) before he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945 upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was president during the final months of World War II, and approved the plan to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948. He presided over an uncertain domestic scene as America sought its path after the war and tensions with the Soviet Union increased, marking the start of the Cold War.