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Some great men strive their entire lives in order to have the privilege of being the president of The United States of America, while other men are unexpectedly thrust into the position, as was the story of our thirty-third president, Harry S. Truman. Truman was the son of a Missouri mule trader and worked until he was thirty-three years old as a dirt farmer. His only ambition was to join the National Guard, but there was an obstacle in his way, he had poor eyesight. This would not stop Truman from achieving what he strived for; he memorized the eye chart so that he could pass his physical exam to join. In World War I, Truman won the respect of his troops as the captain of his artillery unit when he united them during enemy barrage. This was the beginning of Truman's increasing self-esteem and determination to succeed. In 1922, after a failing business endeavor Truman embarked on a brand new profession with the help of The Kansas City party organization of Thomas Pendergast, Truman ran for the position of county judge and won. He held this position for twelve years respectably without any corruption from Pendergast's organization and won the admiration of his peers for his strong morals. In 1934, Penderg
FDR won the reelection with Truman by his side, but little did anyone know how long this partnership would last. On April 12, 1945 the thirty-second President of the United States of America, Franklin Delano Roosevelt died leaving Harry S. Truman to the presidency he did not desire and the ultimate responsibility to lead his country. Unfortunately, Truman was unaware of any of FDR negotiations with Stalin or any of the other world leaders in this time of war and unrest. But times seemed to be looking up for Truman with the war in Europe ending and Japan's power and communist activity and takeovers seeming to diminish. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When Truman first came into the office his priority was to end the war. He sent a proclamation to Japan to surrender and retreat and told them about the extreme actions he was willing to take but sadly they did not heed his warning. So, on August 6th, 1945 President Truman ordered an atomic bomb to be dropped on the Japanese town of Hiroshima. A few days later on August 9th, 1945 he ordered another bomb to be dropped on the town of Nagasaki. Truman realized what damage and horror the bombs caused but the positive outcome was that it did stop the war and Japan did surrender on August 14th, 1945. Truman was justified in dropping the bomb because if he had not dropped the bomb then American troops would have been sent to the South Pacific and thousands of Americans would have died. Plus Truman did not come up with the idea of using the ato
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