Harry S. Truman was served as the 33rd President of the United States. He succeed to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after start his historic fourth term. During First World War, Truman served as an artillery officer, making him the only president to have seen combat in First World War. After the war he became element of the political machine of Tom Pendergast and was elected a county commissioner in Missouri and finally a Democratic United States senator. Truman faced challenge after confront in domestic affairs. He perplexed all predictions to win reelection in 1948, helped by his famous Whistle Stop Tour of rural America. Truman's presidency was also eventful in foreign affairs, with the end of Second World War and his decision to use nuclear weapons beside Japan, the founding of the United Nations, the Marshall Plan to rebuild Europe.
| Born | May 8, 1884 |
| Birth Place | Lamar, Missouri |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Bess Wallace Truman |
| Occupation | Small businessman, farmer |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
| Died | December 26, 1972 |
| Death Place | Kansas City, Missouri |
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