Truman, the 33rd president, assumed office at one of the most pivotal moments in history. Unlike those who seek power for its own sake, Truman did not initially aspire to the presidency.

Harry Truman assumed the presidency at the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt, leaving this former senator and only recently sworn in vice president to end World War II and lay the groundwork for the ...

He said that President Truman's humility and quiet courage, stemming from his working class upbringing in rural M… David McCullough talked about Harry S. Truman's presidency and World War II.

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas met with a group July 2 to hear a proposal to name the KCI terminal for President Harry Truman.

Rarely had a U.S. President taken such a rawhiding from a single, powerful group of his constituents. Harry Truman's call for merciless anti-strike action (TIME, June 3) had hardly died down over ...

— When Harry Truman left office in 1953, ... David McCullough has single-handedly revived the reputations of Truman (president, 1945-1953) and John Adams (1797-1801), ...

At Harry Truman's public declaration of war last week, the Congress scarcely batted an eye. ... THE PRESIDENCY: Truman v. Congress. 4 minute read. TIME. January 14, 1946 12:00 AM GMT-5.

President Harry Truman holds a news conference in 1949 at the Little White House in Key West, Fla. Truman was certainly here the most – trading the White House in Washington, D.C., for the ...