When I Became President

Before I became President, I was Vice President for Roosevelt. I could see how hard he worked, dealing with all these problems for example the atomic bomb and the difficulties with the Soviet Union. But then soon after I became President, all these problems were mine to solve. As I told the reporters that on April 12, 1945 when I became President,"I felt like the moon, the stars, and all the planets fell on me". It was an exciting moment, and I was the first president to receive over 24 million popular votes. It's really tough to be a president because I once said "Within the first few months, I discovered that being a President is like riding a tiger. A man has to keep on riding or be swallowed." Now like I said before It was tough being a President, especially when you have to deal with dropping the atomic bomb.

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Bibliography

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman - First_term_.281945.E2.80.931949.29

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0760617.html

http://americanhistory.about.com/od/harrystruman/p/ptruman.htm

http://www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.com/key-west/president-truman-biography.htm

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_S._Truman?wasRedirected=true



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More Facts About Me

Some of my hobbies were playing the piano, playing poker, walking, and swimming. My nickname was the "Man of Independence". In the first six months that I was president, I dropped two atomic bombs on Japan, ending World War II. In several newspapers in 1948, it was declared that my opponent won, but, I was the actual winner.


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Facts About Me

Now I will tell you some facts about myself. The "S" in my name, Harry S Truman, does not stand for anything. When I was inaugurated, I was sixty years old. My occupations were as a farmer and a public official. I only had one child, which was a girl. I also served two terms which were from 1945-1949, and my second term was from 1949- 1953.


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Now, I will tell you a little about my family. My mother's name was Martha Ellen Young Truman. My father's name was John Anderson Truman. He was a livestock trader, a farmer, and an engaged Democrat. My brother's name was John Vivian Truman. My sister's name was Mary Jane Truman. My wife's name was Elizabeth Virginia Wallace, and we married when I was thiry-five years old and she was thiry four years old.


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My Presidency

Franklin Delano Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945. I had only been his vice president for eighty-two days. He did not communicate to me very much about the worldly affairs or politics that were going on after I became sworn in as vice-president. I was later told about important initiatives relating to the war. For example, I was told about the top secret "Manhattan Project," where the world's first atomic bomb was going to be tested.


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About My Life

Hello, my name is Harry S. Truman, and I am starting this blog to help people learn more about me and my life. I will start with an outline of my life. I was born on May 8, 1884. I was born in Lamar, Missouri. I grew up on many different farms, but in 1890, my family and I decided to settle in Independence, Missouri.

Even though I have had bad vision ever since I was a young child, I loved to read. The subjects that I particularly enjoyed were government and history. I also enjoyed playing the piano and I was very good at it.

As far as my education goes, I went to local elementary schools and high schools. After high school, I did not continue my education until 1923, and I attended law school from 1923-1924.

April 12, 1945 was a very important day for me. On that day, I became the thiry-third president of the United States of America, succeeding Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as "FDR".My vice-president was a man named Alben Barkley. This is all that I post for now, but next, I will talk some more about, my life and what went on during my presidency.


- Christian