life before being the president
The beginning: Harry S.Truman was born on May 8th, 1884 in Lamar, Missouri, US. Out of 2 other siblings, John Anderson Truman and Martha Ellen Young Truman, he was the oldest of all. After graduating from High School in 1901 (Age:17) he became a time keeper on the Santa Fe Railroad. He also did many small jobs after this. Marriage: In 1911 he proposed to Bess Wallace but got turned down. Truman told her that before proposing again he would be earning more money than a farmer did. (He later married her.) On Febuary 17, 1924, Margaret Truman was born. She became an American Singer then became the author of a sucessful series of Murder Mystery books.
Major Jobs before Presidency:In 1905 (Age:21) he joined the army and was appointed to the United States Millitary Academy, but his childhood dream was turned down because of his poor eyesight. Then he headed to the Missouri Army National Guard. He failed the eyesight test again but the second time he passed by cheating. (Secretly memorizing the eye chart.) After years of training and experience he was promoted to a battery officer. In World War 1, under Captain Truman's command in France, the battery didn't lose a single man. Truman's artillery unit shot some on the last shots before the armistice. (a agreement between the allies and germany that ended world war 1) His experience in World War 1 brought out his Leadership and made his first political job as a US Senator possible.
Major Jobs before Presidency:In 1905 (Age:21) he joined the army and was appointed to the United States Millitary Academy, but his childhood dream was turned down because of his poor eyesight. Then he headed to the Missouri Army National Guard. He failed the eyesight test again but the second time he passed by cheating. (Secretly memorizing the eye chart.) After years of training and experience he was promoted to a battery officer. In World War 1, under Captain Truman's command in France, the battery didn't lose a single man. Truman's artillery unit shot some on the last shots before the armistice. (a agreement between the allies and germany that ended world war 1) His experience in World War 1 brought out his Leadership and made his first political job as a US Senator possible.
POLITCAL JOBS
After the war Truman became a US Senator and earned lots of reputation from defeating others. This was not a very eventful job but in 1940, (Age:56) the "Truman Committee" came to be. This project saved as much as $15 billion.
Vice President: Roosevelt's advisers predicted that Roosevelt might not make the fourth term and people did not exactly like his VP, Henry Wallace. Roosevelt told his party leaders he would accept Truman as his next VP. With all of Truman's experience he won over Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas for place of VP.Truman had been vice president for only 82 days when President Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945. That very day Truman started his Presidency. Education: Even thought Truman had accomplished lots of goals he hardly had a College Education. He was the last President that didn't have a College Education.
Vice President: Roosevelt's advisers predicted that Roosevelt might not make the fourth term and people did not exactly like his VP, Henry Wallace. Roosevelt told his party leaders he would accept Truman as his next VP. With all of Truman's experience he won over Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas for place of VP.Truman had been vice president for only 82 days when President Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945. That very day Truman started his Presidency. Education: Even thought Truman had accomplished lots of goals he hardly had a College Education. He was the last President that didn't have a College Education.
