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The Presidency of Harry Truman

President Bill Clinton

President Bill Clinton

Washington, DC
Saturday, May 7, 2011

President Clinton, former presidents and others paid tribute to President Truman's leadership during the end of World War Two and the beginning of the Cold War. He became president on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died.

Updated: Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 12:36pm (ET)

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