Harry S Truman

Harry S Truman was the 33rd (1945-1953) president of the United States.

President Truman in November 1945

(Public domain image from Truman Presidential Library [full size image])

Properly, the "S" in Harry S Truman should have no period after it. "S" is not an abbreviation for a middle name; it is his middle name, itself.

Almost lost to Dewey.

In the final months of World War Two, made the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.

Inaugural Addresses:

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• Previous President: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
• Next President: Dwight D. Eisenhower
• Vice Presidents:

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