Harry S Truman
Harry S Truman
Harry S. Trumanwas the 33rd President of the United States, an American politician of the Democratic Party. He served as a United States Senator from Missouriand briefly as Vice Presidentbefore he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945 upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. He was president during the final months of World War II, making the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Truman was elected in his own right in 1948. He presided...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth8 May 1884
CountryUnited States of America
Andrew Johnson wasn't too bad, but he was overwhelmed by a hostile Congress.
One of the presidents we could have done without.... There are some things I admire about Tyler, but there were also plenty of things that weren't so admirable.... The reason I have a certain amount of grudging respect for John Tyler is that he knew his own mind and stuck to his decisions.
The atom bomb was no 'great decision.' It was merely another powerful weapon in the arsenal of righteousness.
It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work.
But all of us-at home, at war, wherever we may be-are within the reach of God's love and power. We all can pray. We all should pray. We should ask the fulfillment of God's will.
[T]he guilty as well as the innocent are entitled to due process of law. They are entitled to a fair trial. They are entitled to counsel. They are entitled to fair treatment from the police. The law enforcement officer has the same duty as the citizen-indeed, he has a higher duty-to abide by the letter and spirit of our Constitution and laws. You yourselves must be careful to obey the letter of the law. You yourselves must be intellectually honest in the enforcement of the law.
Prosperous farmers make for a prosperous nation, and when farmers are in trouble, the nation is in trouble.
Nothing is more important in our national life than the welfare of our children.
Partisanship must end at the waters edge.
If you don't like the heat, get out of the kitchen.
If you can't convince them [with your logic] then just confound them [with your wit.]
Being President is a little bit like riding a tiger. You have to keep riding, or else you will be swallowed up by it!
In my opinion eight years as president is enough and sometimes too much for any man to serve in that capacity.
The atomic bomb is too dangerous to be loose in a lawless world.