A cattle trader Martha young truman he was named harry because of his mother's brother
He was given the middle initial “S”but no name for his grandfathers, Anderson Shippe Truman and Solomon Young.
33rd president of the United States (1945–53), who led his country through the final stages of World War Il
and through the early years of the Cold War, vigorously opposing Soviet expansionism in Europe and sending U.S. forces to turn back a communist invasion of South Korea.
Two weeks after he became president, Truman learned of the top secret project to develop an atomic bomb Shortly after taking the oath of office, Truman spoke to reporters: "Boys, if you ever pray, pray for me now. I don't know if you fellas ever had a load of hay fall on you, but when they told me what happened yesterday, I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets had fallen on me."[96] …show more content…
He emphasized a central principle of his administration: he would be the one making decisions, and they were to support him.[97] Although Truman was told briefly on the afternoon of April 12 that the Allies had a new, highly destructive weapon, it was not until April 25 that Secretary of War Henry Stimson told him the details. Truman benefited from a honeymoon period after Roosevelt's death, and from the Allies' success in Europe, wrapping up the war there. Truman was pleased to issue the proclamation of V-E Day on May 8, 1945, his 61st