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elected vice president in Roosevelt's 4th term; became 33rd President of the United States on Roosevelt's death in 1945 and was elected President in 1948; authorized the use of atomic bombs against Japan (1884-1972)

Harry S Truman [Harry S Truman]

(1884–1972) the 33rd US ↑President (1945–53). He was Vice-President under Franklin D Roosevelt, replaced him when he died in 1945, and then won the 1948 election. He gave permission for the first atom bombs to be dropped on Japan. His government began the ↑Marshall Plan and helped to establish the ↑United Nations and ↑NATO. Truman was strongly opposed to Communism. He began the ↑Truman Doctrine and involved the US in the ↑Korean War. He also began the ↑Fair Deal programme which made him popular with ordinary people. Before becoming President, he represented ↑Missouri in the US ↑Senate as a Democrat. The buck stops here. sign on Harry S Truman’s desk