Truman

American  

[troo-muhn] / ˈtru mən /

noun

1. Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Bess, 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).

2. Harry S, 1884–1972, 33rd president of the U.S. 1945–53.

3. a male given name.

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Truman British  

/ ˈtruːmən /

noun

1. Harry S . 1884–1972, US Democratic statesman; 33rd president of the US (1945–53). He approved the dropping of the two atomic bombs on Japan (1945), advocated the postwar loan to Britain, and involved the US in the Korean War

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Example Sentences

He has referred to President Harry Truman, who in 1946 floated the idea of paying Denmark $100 million in gold to buy Greenland.

From BBC

“It has never been the habit of the scientists of this country or the policy of this government to withhold from the world scientific knowledge,” said President Harry S. Truman.

From The Wall Street Journal

President Harry S. Truman and his secretary of state, George C. Marshall, told the Europeans that the U.S. would help fund them if they presented a unified reconstruction proposal, not national pleas.

From The Wall Street Journal

President Harry Truman once said, “The buck stops here.”

From Salon

Former President Harry Truman faced opposition from Congress when he added a balcony to the building in 1948, said Timothy Naftali, a presidential historian at Columbia University School of International and Public Affairs.

From The Wall Street Journal