·What did Truman do before becoming President of the United States? Did he go to Harvard?

Harry S. Truman (May 8, 1884 - December 26, 1972), the 34th Vice President of the United States (1945), later succeeded President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who died of illness, became the 33rd President of the United States (1945-1953).

In domestic affairs, President Truman just encountered a new round of chaotic economic recession cycle. Material shortages, countless strikes and the controversy over the veto of the "Taft-Hartley Act" became the A portrait of that time. Although Truman was successfully re-elected as president in 1948, he failed to control Congress, resulting in the failure of all his "good government" plans. He also took the lead in desegregating the U.S. military by executive order and promoted the second "Red Scare", dismissing thousands of Communist sympathizers from various government departments. In addition, hundreds of officials appointed by him have resigned due to a series of financial scandals.

In foreign affairs, many world events occurred during President Truman's term, first of all, the Allied victory over Nazi Germany, the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan's surrender and the official end of World War II; Then came the establishment of the United Nations, the implementation of the "Marshall Plan" aimed at rebuilding Europe, the Truman Doctrine's fight against communism, the beginning of the Cold War, the establishment of NATO and the outbreak of the Korean War. Among them, the Korean War cost the United States a heavy price. The war caused 44,000 American soldiers to be killed and missing in action, and directly undermined Truman's plan for a second re-election. Eventually, Dwight Eisenhower of the Democratic Party won hearts and minds with his campaign against Truman and the slogan "Korea! Communism! Corruption!" (Korea! Communism! Corruption!) and became president in 1952, ending the The Democratic Party has been in power for 20 years.

Truman was a president who often showed friendly gestures and humility. He had many aphorisms, such as "The buck stops here!" and "Don't go into the kitchen if you're afraid of the heat." (If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.) [1] and so on, it has become a well-known saying. Compared with previous presidents, Truman's support was not high, but he was still able to overcome many difficulties during his term. Although he was finally forced to give up running for re-election in 1952, scholars today generally regard him as one of the best American presidents.

Early career & family background

Truman was born in Lamar, Missouri on May 8, 1884, to John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen. Young Truman (Martha Ellen Young Truman) eldest son. Truman had a brother and sister named John Vivian Truman (1886-1965) and Mary Jane Truman (1889-1978).

Truman's father, John Truman, was a farmer and livestock dealer. When Truman was only 11 months old, his family moved to a farm in Grandview, Missouri. The farm, owned by Truman's grandparents, covers 600 acres (240 hectares). In order to facilitate schooling, Truman's family moved to Independence, Missouri when he was 6 years old. After graduating from high school in 1901, Truman engaged in a series of clergy jobs. In 1906, Truman returned to the Grandview farm and spent about ten years there. During this period, he met Bess Wallace and proposed to her in 1911, but failed. Afterwards, Truman proposed to Bess only after he said he could make more money than a farmer. As a result, he got his wish in 1918, when he had just returned from the battlefields of World War I and received the rank of captain.

Truman was the last U.S. president without a college degree, but he attended Kansas City Law School (Kansas City Law School today) in the 1920s. During his two-year law degree program, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Whitaker had been his classmate.