Truman, Harry S. (05/08/1884-12/26/1972)

Summary

• Occupation: Politician, President of the United States
• Number of Terms: 1
• Committees/Roles: Ex-officio as Vice President of the United States

Subject

• Truman, Harry S. 1884-1972
• Board of Regents
• United States. Office of the Vice President
• United States President (1945-1953 : Truman)
• Democrat Regents

Category

Smithsonian Board of Regents

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Regent type

Vice President (Democrat)

Notes

American National Biography. 24 volumes. Edited by John A. Garraty and Mark C. Carnes. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999; Biographical Directory of the American Congress, 1774-1971. The Continental Congress (September 5, 1774 to October 21, 1788) and the Congress of the United States (from the first through the ninety-first Congress March 4, 1789, to January 3, 1971, inclusive). Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1971; Dictionary of American Biography. Supplement 9. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons; Toronto: Maxwell McMillan Canada, 1994; Who Was Who in America. Volume 5, 1969-1973. Chicago: Marquis Who's Who, 1973.

Contact information

Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu

Date

Regent Tenure: 01/20/1945-04/12/1945

Topic

• Politicians
• Regents

Form/Genre

Biographies

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