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Born May 8, 1884 • Lamar • Missouri
Died December 26, 1972 (aged 88) • Kansas City • Missouri
Title / Office presidency of the United States of America (1945-1953), United States • vice president of the United States of America (1945-1945), United States • United States Senate (1935-1945), United States
Political Affiliation Democratic Party
Notable Family Members spouse Bess Truman • daughter Margaret Truman
Role In Berlin blockade • Cold War • Fair Deal • Korean War • Marshall Plan • Point Four Program • Truman Doctrine • United States presidential election of 1944 • United States presidential election of 1948 • World War I • World War II • Pacific War • Potsdam Declaration

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