Truman and the Communist Challenge Across the World
The article recalls President Truman’s efforts to curb global communism. It notes his early 1945 suspension of Germany’s surrender and his 1950 Korea intervention, plus airlift efforts to Berlin, and his role in wartime atomic bomb use and the Marshall Plan. It highlights his doctrine aimed at rebuilding war torn states and halting Soviet encroachment.
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Truman
Soviet Union
Wartorn
U. S
Korea
38Th Parallel
South Korea
Berlin
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Germany
Congress
Harry Truman
Constantine
Greece
Lord Avon
Winston Churchill
Britain
Elizabeth I
Europe
Georges Pompidou
France
United States
Chung Hee Park
Truman praised as friend of the little guy in wake of death
Colleagues of former President Harry S. Truman and leaders worldwide memorialize him as a courageous humanitarian and defender of the common people after his death at age 88 in a Kansas City hospital. Tributes from figures including Woody Hayes and George Aiken highlight his decisive leadership and wartime statesmanship.
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Truman
Little Guy
Associated Press
Harry S. Truman
Congress
Whittle Guy
United States
Kansas City
Charles F. Brennan
Truman’s rise to power shaped by farm roots and reform battles
The piece traces Harry S. Truman’s path from a Grandview farm boy to major in World War II, nicknamed Captain Harry, and his rise through Missouri politics aided by Tom Pendergast. It covers his 1948 upset of Dewey, his reluctance to capitalize on the presidency, and his stance on national leadership and the office.
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Truman
Thomas E. Dewey
Grandview
Kansas City
Truman family recalls grace after death of Harry S. Truman
The widow Bess Truman and daughter Margaret mourn the former president with dignity. Randall Jessee of the EPA said Bess was notified by telephone and faced the news with fortitude. Margaret returned from New York, and both appeared briefly with son-in-law at their Independence home as tributes from public figures and biographers flowed in.
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Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Harry S. Truman
Dewey
Truman
The
Tribune
Thomas E. Dewey
the Tribune
Independence
Randall Jessee
Kansas City
Environmental Protection Agency
Bess Truman
Margaret Truman Daniel
New York
Jessee
Daniel
Research Hospital
Medical Center
Trumans
White House
Independence Mo Mourns Truman as Their Own
Independence residents share deep sorrow over the death of Harry S Truman the 33rd president described as true to his roots. Neighbors recall his nightly study light and pride in returning home, while Secret Service guarded his widow and daughter Margaret. Local figures credit him with helping them and their families during hard times, calling him a simple man who loved his neighbors.
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Conn
John L. Sullivan
Harry S. Truman
Truman
New England
Adlai Stevenson
Sullivan
Secret Service
Ed Sullivan
Missouri
Sul“Gyan
Presi Dent
Margaret
Democratic Party
John
Truman Library
Bess
Free World
Washington
Nixon
White House
Mr. Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Independence
Harry
William Stallcup
Lloyd R. Hilburn
Jackson County
Ole Harry
Hilburn
Lester Osthoff
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129Th Field Artillery
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Pendergast
U.S. Senate
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Senate
Warm Springs
Russia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Potsdam
Josef Stalin
President Truman
Independence, Mo
Tad Bartimus
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Truman Road
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