The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman by Harry Truman

In 1944, party leaders persuaded FDR to name Truman as his running mate, replacing the controversial Henry Wallace. The book won the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography. Truman written by popular historian David McCullough. A week after the Germans had invaded the Soviet Union in 1941, he said: “If we see that Germany is winning we ought to help Russia, and if Russia is winning we ought to help Germany, and that way let them kill as many as possible although I don’t want to see Hitler victorious under any circumstances.” Truman by Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 Publication date 2002 Topics Truman, Harry S. Truman is a 1992 biography of the 33rd President of the United States Harry S. Truman.”īefore the United States entered World War II, Truman opposed both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union. Truman, a failed farmer, haberdasher, oil prospector, lead miner, banker, law student and county politician, was President of the United States during the countrys most troubled times. Roosevelt’s passing, he ascended to the presidency from the position of vice president. According to the Senate’s historical minutes, in leading the committee, “Truman erased his earlier public image as an errand-runner for Kansas City politicos” and “no senator ever gained greater political benefits from chairing a special investigating committee than did Missouri’s Harry S. Truman, who was born on May 8, 1884, served as president of the United States with exemplary leadership and fortitude.

Moreover, its activities turned Truman into a national figure. The committee reportedly saved as much as $15 billion - the equivalent to $519 billion when accounting for inflation.

The Autobiography of Harry S. Truman by Harry Truman