Truman Presidency 50th Anniversary
This event was held in the National Building Museum.
President Bill Clinton ,former presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and others paid tribute to President Harry S. Truman’s leadership dur… read more
President Bill Clinton ,former presidents Gerald R. Ford, Jimmy Carter and others paid tribute to President Harry S. 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.
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