HARRY TRUMAN

Family Background
Parents:John and Martha
Siblings:one bro. One sis.
Wife:Bess Wallace
Children:Mary Margaret

Education
He moved around a lot but he went to public schools in independence and graduated from high school in 1901

Job
He worked a little as a timekeeper for a contractor then he was a farmer for 10 years then elected to be on the senate and then president

historical event he was part of:
He was president during WWII and approved the dropping of the a-bomb on Japan

How he was involved
He approved the bomb dropping and saved around 15 billion dollars whilst in the senate

How did he get famous:
He helped end WWII by dropping the atom bomb on Japan and he made the new deal

Important quote:
"In reading the lives of men,I found that the first battle they won was over themselves... Self discipline comes first in all of them"

Death
How: old age
When: 12-26-1972
Where: Kansas City, Missouri

CARTOONS

• The cartoon is showing that he is making fair deals
• That he was a farmer and a president
• There is no fair deals
• That he needs to make fair deals
• That he likes farming more than president
• Yes because this was saying he was fair

CARTOONS

• That Truman threw congress a "curveball"
• That Truman was against congress
• Special sessions
• That he likes Truman
• That that meant that congress was going to cream him
• Yes because Truman wants special sessions

SOURCES

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/truman_01.shtml
• http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/harry-truman
• https://www.whitehouse.gov/1600/presidents/harrystruman
• http://www.trumanlibrary.org/hst-bio.htm
• http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/h/harry_s_truman.html
• http://www.trumanlittlewhitehouse.com/key-west/president-truman-biography.h...
• http://www.trumanlibrary.org/whistlestop/qq/rk_6.htm
• http://deadspin.com/5958173/a-brief-history-of-sports-in-political-cartoons