Biography, US Presidents, Harry S. Truman (1945 to 1953)

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States from 1945 to 1953.

He was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884 and raised in Independence, Missouri.

Truman served in World War I and became a part of the Democratic Party in 1922.

He was the Vice President under Franklin D. Roosevelt and took office as President in April 1945 after Roosevelt's death.

During his Presidency, Truman helped to form NATO, the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine.

In 1948, Truman was re-elected in one of the greatest political upsets in US history, defeating Thomas Dewey.

Truman was the first President to recognize Israel after it declared independence in 1948.

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