Truman

[troo-muhn]

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noun

Elizabeth Virginia Wallace Bess, 1885–1982, U.S. First Lady 1945–53 (wife of Harry S Truman).
Harry S, 1884–1972, 33rd president of the U.S. 1945–53.
a male given name.

Truman

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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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In early 1948, US President Harry S Truman had to decide on his approach to Palestine.

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Over four years, President Truman and Congress provided bipartisan aid roughly equivalent to $175 billion today.

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"It must be a policy of the United States," President Harry Truman announced, "to support free peoples who are resisting attempted subjugation by armed minorities or by outside pressure."

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The Houthi group first tried to attack the USS Harry S Truman in the Red Sea on Sunday following deadly US strikes on Yemen.

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On Sunday morning, the Houthis launched drones and missiles targeting the USS Harry S Truman aircraft carrier in the Red Sea.

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