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Harry S. Truman ,

Ascending to the presidency when President Roosevelt died, one of President Harry S Truman's first duties was to authorize the dropping of the first atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. In post war America, Truman spearheaded a 21 point program, which included an expansion of Social Security, the Fair Employment Practices Act and a full employment program. When North Korea attacked South Korea, Truman sent U.S. troops back into war as part of U.N. forces. Truman also engineered the Berlin Airlift as well as the Marshall Plan, which was named after his Secretary of State. One of his crowning achievements was the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO, which he helped form in 1949.

Date of Birth: May 08, 1884

Date of Death: December 26, 1972

Found 100 quotes by Harry S. Truman .
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"It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit."

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American President Quotes Editor's Pick inspirational Motivational Quote of the Day

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"The buck stops here."

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According to The Truman Library and others, Truman did not come up with the phrase, though he did popularize it. The idea was in line with his sentiments, and also according to the Truman Library, "Fred M. Canfil, then United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri and a friend of Mr. Truman, saw a similar sign while visiting the Reformatory and asked the Warden if a sign like it could be made for President Truman." The phrase did come to embody Truman's presidency and life.

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American President Quotes Famous Leadership Pearls of Wisdom Top 100

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"If you can't convince them; confuse them."

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Advice Confusion

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"The president is the representative of the whole nation and he's the only lobbyist that all the one hundred and sixty million people in the country have."

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"The Marine Corps is the Navy's police force and as long as I am President that is what it will remain. They have a propaganda machine that is almost equal to Stalin's."

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American President Quotes Force

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"Experience has shown how deeply the seeds of war are planted by economic rivalry and social injustice."

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"Nixon is a shifty-eyed goddamn liar. . . . .He's one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides"

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