Harry S Truman
/ˌhæri es ˈtruːmən/
/ˌhæri es ˈtruːmən/
- (1884-1972) the 33rd US President (1945-53). He was Vice-President under Franklin D Roosevelt, replaced him when he died in 1945, and then won the 1948 election. He gave permission for the first atomic bombs to be dropped on Japan. His government began the Marshall Plan and helped to establish the United Nations and NATO. Truman was strongly opposed to Communism. He began the Truman Doctrine and involved the US in the Korean War. He also began the Fair Deal programme which made him popular with ordinary people. Before becoming President, he represented Missouri in the US Senate as a Democrat. “The buck stops here.”
（1884-1972）第 33 任美国总统（1945-53）。他是富兰克林·D·罗斯福 (Franklin D Roosevelt) 领导下的副总统，1945 年罗斯福去世后接替他，并在 1948 年大选中获胜。他允许向日本投掷第一颗原子弹。他的政府启动了马歇尔计划并帮助建立了联合国和北约。杜鲁门强烈反对共产主义。他发起了杜鲁门主义，并将美国卷入朝鲜战争。他还启动了公平交易计划，这使他受到普通民众的欢迎。在成为总统之前，他作为民主党人在美国参议院代表密苏里州。 “责任到此为止。”哈里·S·杜鲁门办公桌上的标语