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Harry S. Truman (D) 33rd President
1945-1953
FDR's Vice President
Took after FDR when he died in 1945.
One of the most unpopular president 22% approval rating
Rating has improved over 60 years
Rough around the edges
In one election- wasn't suposed to win
1948 election between Truman and Dewey
Thurmond was the racist campain
Chicago paper said that Dewey won. Jumped the gun
Accomplishments
Most unpopular president
Delt with end of WWII- atomic bombs
Delt Cold War
Transitions to wartime economy to peacetime economy
Help organize United Nations
Desegragated the US miliary
Created the CIA- Central Inteligent Agency- illegal type of missions. Wire Tapping, overthows of government in communis contries and assations of leaders
"The Buck Stops Here"
Got involved in Vietnam
Berlin Airlift
Nato
McCarthism
Firing McCarther
The Fair Deal-
Min. Wage
Civil Rights
Housing
Social Surcity
Labor
Ag
Healh
Kennedy Assassination-
Got shot in Dallas
shot 3 times
Lee Harvey Oswald allegedly shot him from behind but it looked like Kennedy was shot from the front
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