Harry S Truman died on Dec. 26, 1972, at 88. The next day, Jake McCarthy, a news columnist for the Post-Dispatch, wrote this: ...

Said he: “The President is one of the finest men I ever met.” After the Shah had set off for a ceremonial visit to Manhattan and a month’s visit around the U.S., Harry Truman settled down to ...

After succeeding Franklin Roosevelt in 1945, Harry S. Truman won the presidency in his own right in 1948, defeating Republican Thomas Dewey and achieving one of the most stunning political comebacks ...

“After the election’s over,” he said ... who said he voted for the President. Then Harry Truman rode in glory through the thunder of applause to the White House.* From the north portico ...

Newsreel highlights of President Harry Truman’s inaugural ceremony on January 20, 1949 . The Universal Newsreel features… ...

This December 15 marks Human Rights Day, a date to remember the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by the UN General Assembly in 1948 This day aims to establish ...

President Truman announces V-E Day. Former President Harry Truman talked about his decision to recognize the state of Israel. “At War with the Experts” w… ...