Senator from Missouri

4.2.1Truman Committee

5Vice presidency (1945)

6Presidency (1945–1953)

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6.1First term (1945–1949)

6.1.1Assuming office

6.1.2Dropping atomic bombs on Japan

6.1.3Labor unions, strikes and economic issues

6.1.4Approval rating falls; Republicans win Congress in 1946

6.1.5Proposes "Fair Deal" liberalism

6.1.6Marshall Plan, Cold War, and China

6.1.7Berlin airlift

6.1.8Recognition of Israel

6.1.9Calls for Civil Rights

6.21948 election

6.3Full elected term (1949–1953)

6.3.1Hydrogen bomb decision

6.3.2Korean War

6.3.3Worldwide defense

6.3.4Soviet espionage and McCarthyism

6.3.5Blair House and assassination attempt

6.3.6Steel and coal strikes

6.3.7Scandals and controversies

6.4Civil rights

6.5Administration and cabinet

6.6Foreign policy

6.71952 election

7Post-presidency (1953–1972)

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7.1Financial situation

7.2Truman Library and academic positions

7.3Politics

7.4Medicare

8Death

9Tributes and legacy

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9.1Legacy

9.2Sites and honors

10See also

11Notes

12References

13Bibliography

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13.1Biographies of Truman

13.2Books

13.3Primary sources

13.4Journals

13.4.1Time

13.4.2The Washington Post

13.4.3The New York Times

13.5Harry S. Truman Library and Museum

13.6Online sources

14External links

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