Harry S. Truman papers, 1918-1974.

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Harry S. Truman papers, 1918-1974.

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Letters, clippings, photographs, slides, film reels, and television scripts by, to, or about Harry S. Truman, focussing on his experiences as an artillery captain in World War I and his years as President. Letters, chiefly between Truman and Arthur W. Wilson, include a substantial letter Truman wrote from Verdun in January 1919, detailing his artillery unit's movements and experiences in combat in the fall of 1918. Subsequent letters are mainly social in nature, but include a 1963 letter by Truman in which he gives his opinion of a recent television documentary on him.

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Cornell University Library

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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972

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Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 – December 26, 1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953, succeeding upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt after serving as the 34th vice president in early 1945. He implemented the Marshall Plan to rebuild the economy of Western Europe and established the Truman Doctrine and NATO to contain communist expansion. He proposed numerous liberal domestic reforms, but few were enacted by the Conservative Coalition that dominated Congres...

Wilson, Arthur W.

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Arthur W. Wilson was an associate of Harry S. Truman in World War I. From the description of Wilson, Arthur W. (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration). naId: 10572319 ...

Wallace, Mike, 1918-2012

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